Forbes World's Billionaires List 2022Forbes World's Billionaires List

The Richest in 2022

Edited by Kerry A. Dolan
and Chase Peterson-Withorn
Bernard Arnault, Rihanna, Melanie Perkins, Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani
War, pandemic and sluggish markets hit the world’s billionaires this year. There are 2,668 of them on Forbes’ 36th-annual ranking of the planet’s richest people—87 fewer than a year ago. They’re worth a collective $12.7 trillion—$400 billion less than in 2021. The most dramatic drops have occurred in Russia, where there are 34 fewer billionaires than last year following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and China, where a government crackdown on tech companies has led to 87 fewer Chinese billionaires on the list.
Still, Forbes found more than 1,000 billionaires who are richer than they were a year ago. And 236 newcomers have become billionaires over the past year—including the first ever from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia and Uruguay. America still leads the world, with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time. China (including Macau and Hong Kong) remains number two, with 607 billionaires worth a collective $2.3 trillion. We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022 to calculate net worths. See below for the full list of the world’s billionaires and our methodology. For daily updated net worths of all 2,668 billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires rankings.
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The number of billionaires worldwide fell, but 40% of those who remained got richer.

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1.
Elon Musk
$219 B
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United States
Tesla, SpaceX
Automotive
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2.
Jeff Bezos
$171 B
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58
United States
Amazon
Technology
3.
Bernard Arnault & family
$158 B
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73
France
LVMH
Fashion & Retail
4.
Bill Gates
$129 B
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66
United States
Microsoft
Technology
5.
Warren Buffett
$118 B
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91
United States
Berkshire Hathaway
Finance & Investments
6.
Larry Page
$111 B
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49
United States
Google
Technology
7.
Sergey Brin
$107 B
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48
United States
Google
Technology
8.
Larry Ellison
$106 B
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77
United States
software
Technology
9.
Steve Ballmer
$91.4 B
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66
United States
Microsoft
Technology
10.
Mukesh Ambani
$90.7 B
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64
India
diversified
Diversified
11.
Gautam Adani
$90 B
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59
India
infrastructure, commodities
Diversified
12.
Michael Bloomberg
$82 B
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80
United States
Bloomberg LP
Media & Entertainment
13.
Carlos Slim Helu & family
$81.2 B
up arrow
82
Mexico
telecom
Telecom
14.
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & family
$74.8 B
up arrow
68
France
L'Oréal
Fashion & Retail
15.
Mark Zuckerberg
$67.3 B
down arrow
37
United States
Facebook
Technology
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16.
Jim Walton
$66.2 B
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73
United States
Walmart
Fashion & Retail
17.
Zhong Shanshan
$65.7 B
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67
China
beverages, pharmaceuticals
Food & Beverage
18.
Alice Walton
$65.3 B
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72
United States
Walmart
Fashion & Retail
19.
Rob Walton
$65 B
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77
United States
Walmart
Fashion & Retail
19.
Changpeng Zhao
$65 B
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44
Canada
cryptocurrency exchange
Finance & Investments
21.
Charles Koch
$60 B
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86
United States
Koch Industries
Diversified
21.
Julia Koch & family
$60 B
up arrow
59
United States
Koch Industries
Diversified
23.
Amancio Ortega
$59.6 B
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86
Spain
Zara
Fashion & Retail
24.
Michael Dell
$55.1 B
up arrow
57
United States
Dell computers
Technology
25.
Zhang Yiming
$50 B
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38
China
TikTok
Media & Entertainment
26.
David Thomson & family
$49.2 B
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64
Canada
media
Media & Entertainment
27.
Phil Knight & family
$47.3 B
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84
United States
Nike
Fashion & Retail
28.
Dieter Schwarz
$47.1 B
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82
Germany
retail
Fashion & Retail
29.
Robin Zeng
$44.8 B
up arrow
53
Hong Kong
batteries
Automotive
30.
MacKenzie Scott
$43.6 B
down arrow
51
United States
Amazon
Technology
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31.
Rodolphe Saadé & family
$41.4 B
up arrow
52
France
shipping
Logistics
32.
François Pinault & family
$40.4 B
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85
France
luxury goods
Fashion & Retail
33.
Klaus-Michael Kuehne
$37.3 B
up arrow
84
Germany
shipping
Logistics
34.
Ma Huateng
$37.2 B
down arrow
50
China
internet media
Technology
35.
Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr. & family
$36.8 B
down arrow
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Germany
supermarkets
Fashion & Retail
36.
Giovanni Ferrero
$36.2 B
up arrow
57
Italy
Nutella, chocolates
Food & Beverage
37.
Li Ka-shing
$34.8 B
up arrow
93
Hong Kong
diversified
Diversified
37.
Stephen Schwarzman
$34.8 B
up arrow
75
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
39.
Lee Shau Kee
$32.6 B
up arrow
94
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
40.
Len Blavatnik
$32.5 B
up arrow
64
United States
music, chemicals
Diversified
41.
Jacqueline Mars
$31.7 B
up arrow
82
United States
candy, pet food
Food & Beverage
41.
John Mars
$31.7 B
up arrow
86
United States
candy, pet food
Food & Beverage
43.
Alain Wertheimer
$31.2 B
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73
France
Chanel
Fashion & Retail
43.
Gerard Wertheimer
$31.2 B
down arrow
71
France
Chanel
Fashion & Retail
45.
German Larrea Mota Velasco & family
$30.8 B
up arrow
68
Mexico
mining
Metals & Mining
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46.
Gina Rinehart
$30.2 B
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68
Australia
mining
Metals & Mining
47.
Shiv Nadar
$28.7 B
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76
India
software services
Technology
48.
Jim Simons
$28.6 B
up arrow
83
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
49.
He Xiangjian
$28.3 B
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79
China
home appliances
Manufacturing
50.
Miriam Adelson & family
$27.5 B
down arrow
76
United States
casinos
Gambling & Casinos
51.
Dietrich Mateschitz
$27.4 B
up arrow
77
Austria
Red Bull
Food & Beverage
52.
Leonardo Del Vecchio & family
$27.3 B
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86
Italy
eyeglasses
Fashion & Retail
53.
Ken Griffin
$27.2 B
up arrow
53
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
54.
Tadashi Yanai & family
$26.1 B
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73
Japan
fashion retail
Fashion & Retail
55.
William Lei Ding
$25.2 B
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50
China
online games
Technology
56.
Susanne Klatten
$24.3 B
down arrow
59
Germany
BMW, pharmaceuticals
Automotive
56.
Cyrus Poonawalla
$24.3 B
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80
India
vaccines
Healthcare
56.
Wang Wei
$24.3 B
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51
China
package delivery
Service
59.
Qin Yinglin
$24.1 B
down arrow
56
China
pig breeding
Food & Beverage
60.
Sam Bankman-Fried
$24 B
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30
United States
cryptocurrency exchange
Finance & Investments
Trump’s Net Worth Has Jumped An Estimated $600 Million Since He Left Office
61.
Takemitsu Takizaki
$23.9 B
down arrow
76
Japan
sensors
Manufacturing
62.
Li Shufu
$23.7 B
up arrow
58
China
automobiles
Automotive
63.
Emmanuel Besnier
$23.5 B
up arrow
51
France
cheese
Food & Beverage
64.
R. Budi Hartono
$23.2 B
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81
Indonesia
banking, tobacco
Finance & Investments
65.
Leonard Lauder
$23.1 B
down arrow
89
United States
Estee Lauder
Fashion & Retail
66.
Guillaume Pousaz
$23 B
up arrow
40
Switzerland
fintech
Finance & Investments
67.
Iris Fontbona & family
$22.8 B
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79
Chile
mining
Metals & Mining
67.
Jack Ma
$22.8 B
down arrow
57
China
e-commerce
Technology
69.
Michael Hartono
$22.3 B
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82
Indonesia
banking, tobacco
Manufacturing
70.
Eric Schmidt
$22.1 B
up arrow
66
United States
Google
Technology
71.
Ray Dalio
$22 B
up arrow
72
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
71.
Daniel Gilbert
$22 B
down arrow
60
United States
Quicken Loans
Finance & Investments
73.
Thomas Frist, Jr. & family
$21.8 B
up arrow
83
United States
hospitals
Healthcare
74.
Masayoshi Son
$21.3 B
down arrow
64
Japan
internet, telecom
Telecom
75.
Abigail Johnson
$21.2 B
up arrow
60
United States
money management
Finance & Investments
76.
Rupert Murdoch & family
$20.8 B
down arrow
91
United States
newspapers, TV network
Media & Entertainment
77.
Stefan Quandt
$20.7 B
down arrow
55
Germany
BMW
Automotive
78.
Jensen Huang
$20.6 B
up arrow
59
United States
semiconductors
Technology
79.
Huang Shilin
$20.3 B
up arrow
55
China
batteries
Automotive
80.
Thomas Peterffy
$20.1 B
down arrow
77
United States
discount brokerage
Finance & Investments
81.
Radhakishan Damani
$20 B
up arrow
67
India
retail, investments
Fashion & Retail
82.
Pang Kang
$19.6 B
down arrow
66
China
soy sauce
Food & Beverage
83.
Wang Chuanfu
$19.5 B
up arrow
56
China
batteries, automobiles
Automotive
84.
Reinhold Wuerth & family
$19 B
up arrow
86
Germany
fasteners
Manufacturing
85.
Theo Albrecht, Jr. & family
$18.7 B
down arrow
71
Germany
Aldi, Trader Joe's
Fashion & Retail
85.
Yang Huiyan & family
$18.7 B
down arrow
40
China
real estate
Real Estate
87.
Vladimir Lisin
$18.4 B
down arrow
65
Russia
steel, transport
Metals & Mining
88.
Fan Hongwei
$18.2 B
unchanged
55
China
petrochemicals
Energy
89.
Lakshmi Mittal
$17.9 B
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71
India
steel
Metals & Mining
90.
Andrew Forrest
$17.8 B
down arrow
60
Australia
mining
Metals & Mining
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91.
Jiang Rensheng & family
$17.7 B
down arrow
68
China
vaccines
Healthcare
91.
Savitri Jindal & family
$17.7 B
up arrow
72
India
steel
Metals & Mining
91.
Wang Wenyin
$17.7 B
up arrow
54
China
mining, copper products
Metals & Mining
94.
Li Xiting
$17.6 B
down arrow
71
Singapore
medical devices
Healthcare
94.
Stefan Persson
$17.6 B
down arrow
74
Sweden
H&M
Fashion & Retail
96.
Steve Cohen
$17.4 B
up arrow
65
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
97.
Vladimir Potanin
$17.3 B
down arrow
61
Russia
metals
Metals & Mining
98.
Harold Hamm & family
$17.2 B
up arrow
76
United States
oil & gas
Energy
99.
Sun Piaoyang
$17.1 B
down arrow
63
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
100.
Luo Liguo & family
$17 B
up arrow
66
China
chemicals
Manufacturing
100.
Peter Woo
$17 B
down arrow
75
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
102.
Gianluigi & Rafaela Aponte
$16.8 B
up arrow
81
Switzerland
Shipping
Logistics
103.
David Tepper
$16.7 B
up arrow
64
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
104.
Renata Kellnerova & family
$16.6 B
new to list
54
Czechia
finance, telecommunications
Finance & Investments
104.
John Menard, Jr.
$16.6 B
up arrow
82
United States
home improvement stores
Fashion & Retail
The Richest Crypto And Blockchain Billionaires In The World
106.
Kumar Birla
$16.5 B
up arrow
54
India
commodities
Diversified
106.
Carl Icahn
$16.5 B
up arrow
86
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
106.
Hank & Doug Meijer
$16.5 B
up arrow
N/A
United States
supermarkets
Fashion & Retail
106.
Lukas Walton
$16.5 B
up arrow
35
United States
Walmart
Fashion & Retail
110.
Laurene Powell Jobs & family
$16.4 B
down arrow
58
United States
Apple, Disney
Technology
111.
James Ratcliffe
$16.3 B
down arrow
69
United Kingdom
chemicals
Manufacturing
112.
Donald Bren
$16.2 B
up arrow
89
United States
real estate
Real Estate
113.
Xu Hang
$16.1 B
down arrow
55
Hong Kong
medical devices
Healthcare
114.
Lu Xiangyang
$15.7 B
up arrow
59
China
automobiles, batteries
Automotive
115.
Dilip Shanghvi
$15.6 B
up arrow
66
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
116.
Wei Jianjun & family
$15.5 B
unchanged
58
China
automobiles
Automotive
117.
Jorge Paulo Lemann & family
$15.4 B
down arrow
82
Brazil
beer
Food & Beverage
117.
Eyal Ofer
$15.4 B
up arrow
71
Israel
real estate, shipping
Diversified
119.
Mike Cannon-Brookes
$15.3 B
up arrow
42
Australia
software
Technology
119.
Wu Yajun
$15.3 B
down arrow
58
China
real estate
Real Estate
India’s 10 Richest Billionaires
121.
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken & family
$15.2 B
down arrow
67
Netherlands
Heineken
Food & Beverage
121.
Michael Platt
$15.2 B
up arrow
54
United Kingdom
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
123.
Pavel Durov
$15.1 B
down arrow
37
United Arab Emirates
messaging app
Technology
123.
Scott Farquhar
$15.1 B
up arrow
42
Australia
software
Technology
125.
Pallonji Mistry
$15 B
up arrow
92
Ireland
construction
Construction & Engineering
126.
Dang Yanbao
$14.8 B
up arrow
49
China
coal
Metals & Mining
127.
Robert Pera
$14.6 B
down arrow
44
United States
wireless networking gear
Technology
128.
Donald Newhouse
$14.4 B
down arrow
92
United States
media
Media & Entertainment
129.
Uday Kotak
$14.3 B
down arrow
63
India
banking
Finance & Investments
130.
Aliko Dangote
$14 B
up arrow
64
Nigeria
cement, sugar
Manufacturing
130.
Leonid Mikhelson
$14 B
down arrow
66
Russia
gas, chemicals
Energy
132.
Sunil Mittal & family
$13.9 B
up arrow
64
India
telecom
Telecom
133.
Robert & Philip Ng
$13.7 B
up arrow
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Singapore
real estate
Real Estate
134.
Liu Hanyuan
$13.65 B
up arrow
58
China
agribusiness
Food & Beverage
135.
Joseph Lau
$13.6 B
unchanged
70
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
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135.
Anders Holch Povlsen
$13.6 B
up arrow
49
Denmark
fashion retail
Fashion & Retail
137.
Dhanin Chearavanont
$13.5 B
down arrow
82
Thailand
diversified
Diversified
138.
Gong Hongjia & family
$13.2 B
down arrow
57
Hong Kong
video surveillance
Finance & Investments
138.
Liu Yongxing
$13.2 B
up arrow
73
China
diversified
Service
138.
Alexey Mordashov
$13.2 B
down arrow
56
Russia
steel, investments
Metals & Mining
138.
Wang Jianlin
$13.2 B
down arrow
67
China
real estate
Real Estate
142.
David Duffield
$12.9 B
down arrow
81
United States
business software
Technology
142.
Li Zhenguo & family
$12.9 B
up arrow
54
China
solar wafers and modules
Manufacturing
144.
Harry Triguboff
$12.8 B
up arrow
89
Australia
real estate
Real Estate
144.
Zhang Zhidong
$12.8 B
down arrow
50
China
internet media
Technology
146.
Chen Bang
$12.7 B
down arrow
56
China
hospitals
Healthcare
146.
John Doerr
$12.7 B
up arrow
70
United States
venture capital
Technology
146.
Hinduja brothers
$12.7 B
down arrow
N/A
United Kingdom
diversified
Diversified
149.
Kwong Siu-hing
$12.6 B
down arrow
92
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
150.
Pei Zhenhua
$12.5 B
up arrow
63
China
batteries
Energy
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151.
Ricardo Salinas Pliego & family
$12.4 B
down arrow
66
Mexico
retail, media
Fashion & Retail
152.
Jim Pattison
$12.2 B
up arrow
93
Canada
diversified
Diversified
152.
Charles Schwab
$12.2 B
up arrow
84
United States
discount brokerage
Finance & Investments
154.
Goh Cheng Liang
$12.1 B
down arrow
94
Singapore
paints
Manufacturing
154.
Lin Jianhua
$12.1 B
up arrow
59
China
solar panel components
Manufacturing
156.
Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi
$12 B
down arrow
77
Thailand
alcohol, real estate
Food & Beverage
156.
Jeff Yass
$12 B
unchanged
63
United States
trading, investments
Finance & Investments
158.
John Fredriksen
$11.9 B
up arrow
77
Cyprus
shipping
Logistics
158.
Andreas Struengmann & family
$11.9 B
up arrow
72
Germany
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
158.
Thomas Struengmann & family
$11.9 B
up arrow
72
Germany
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
161.
Mikhail Fridman
$11.8 B
down arrow
57
Russia
oil, banking, telecom
Energy
161.
Sarath Ratanavadi
$11.8 B
up arrow
56
Thailand
energy
Energy
163.
Robert Kuok
$11.7 B
down arrow
98
Malaysia
palm oil, shipping, property
Diversified
163.
Lei Jun
$11.7 B
down arrow
52
China
smartphones
Technology
163.
Zhang Congyuan
$11.7 B
new to list
74
Taiwan
shoes
Fashion & Retail
The 10 Richest Chinese Billionaires
166.
Lui Che Woo
$11.6 B
down arrow
93
Hong Kong
casinos/hotels
Gambling & Casinos
167.
Brian Chesky
$11.5 B
down arrow
40
United States
Airbnb
Technology
167.
Israel Englander
$11.5 B
up arrow
73
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
167.
Dustin Moskovitz
$11.5 B
down arrow
37
United States
Facebook
Technology
167.
Alisher Usmanov
$11.5 B
down arrow
68
Russia
steel, telecom, investments
Metals & Mining
171.
Jay Chaudhry
$11.4 B
up arrow
62
United States
security software
Technology
171.
Anthony Pratt
$11.4 B
up arrow
61
Australia
manufacturing
Manufacturing
173.
Colin Zheng Huang
$11.3 B
down arrow
42
China
e-commerce
Technology
173.
Jin Baofang
$11.3 B
up arrow
69
China
solar panels
Energy
173.
Pierre Omidyar
$11.3 B
down arrow
54
United States
eBay, PayPal
Technology
173.
Gennady Timchenko
$11.3 B
down arrow
69
Russia
oil, gas
Energy
177.
Carl Cook
$11.1 B
up arrow
59
United States
medical devices
Healthcare
177.
Andrey Melnichenko
$11.1 B
down arrow
50
Russia
coal, fertilizers
Metals & Mining
179.
Wang Xing
$11 B
down arrow
43
China
e-commerce
Technology
180.
Philip Anschutz
$10.9 B
up arrow
82
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
180.
David Cheriton
$10.9 B
up arrow
71
Canada
Google
Technology
180.
Alexander Otto
$10.9 B
down arrow
54
Germany
real estate
Real Estate
183.
Diane Hendricks
$10.7 B
up arrow
75
United States
roofing
Construction & Engineering
183.
Stanley Kroenke
$10.7 B
up arrow
74
United States
sports, real estate
Sports
185.
Jerry Jones
$10.6 B
up arrow
79
United States
Dallas Cowboys
Sports
185.
Quek Leng Chan
$10.6 B
up arrow
80
Malaysia
banking, property
Diversified
185.
Eduardo Saverin
$10.6 B
down arrow
40
Brazil
Facebook
Media & Entertainment
188.
Vagit Alekperov
$10.5 B
down arrow
71
Russia
oil
Energy
188.
Richard Liu
$10.5 B
down arrow
48
China
e-commerce
Technology
188.
Idan Ofer
$10.5 B
up arrow
66
Israel
shipping
Diversified
191.
Melker Schorling & family
$10.4 B
down arrow
74
Sweden
investments
Finance & Investments
192.
Chase Coleman, III.
$10.3 B
unchanged
46
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
192.
Shuirong Li
$10.3 B
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China
petrochemicals
Manufacturing
192.
Stefano Pessina
$10.3 B
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Monaco
drugstores
Fashion & Retail
192.
Mikhail Prokhorov
$10.3 B
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Russia
investments
Finance & Investments
This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World’s Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil
192.
Marcel Herrmann Telles
$10.3 B
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Brazil
beer
Food & Beverage
197.
Leon Black
$10 B
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United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
197.
Joe Gebbia
$10 B
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United States
Airbnb
Technology
197.
David Geffen
$10 B
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United States
movies, record labels
Media & Entertainment
197.
Yu Renrong
$10 B
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China
semiconductors
Manufacturing

Methodology

The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022. Some people become richer or poorer within days of publication. We list individuals rather than multigenerational families who share fortunes, though we include wealth belonging to a billionaire’s spouse and children if that person is the founder of the fortune. In some cases we list siblings or couples together if the ownership breakdown among them isn’t clear, but here an estimated net worth of $1 billion per person is needed to make the cut. We value a variety of assets, including private companies, real estate, art and more. We don’t pretend to know each billionaire’s private balance sheet (though some provide it). When documentation isn’t supplied or available, we discount fortunes. For daily updates of net worths, go to www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to CBRE, FactSet Research Systems, LCH Investments, Orbis by Bureau Van Dijk, PitchBook Data, Real Capital Analytics, S&P Capital IQ, VesselsValue and the other experts who helped us with our reporting and valuations, including George de Benedicty, Ocala Ranches; Ben Bienvenu, Stephens; Jurgen Brauer, Small Arms Analytics; Sebastian Bray, Berenberg; Jonathan Chappell, Evercore ISI; Rommel T. Dionisio, Aegis Capital Corp.; Truman Fleming; Randy Giveans, Jefferies; Seth Goldstein, Morningstar; Lars Haugen, CBRE; Ashley Helgans, Jefferies; Evelyn Hendrich, Hendrich Real Estate; Arpine Kocharyan, UBS; Jonathan Lamers, BMO Nesbitt Burns; Gail Lissner; Irene Luke, Savills Monaco; Jack McCabe; Alison McGavigan, JLL; Ross Moore, Cresa; Bruce Nash, Nash Information Services; Joel Paige; Alok Patel, Berenberg; Carrie Russell, HVS; James Rutherford, Stephens; Brian Sudano, Beverage Marketing Corporation; Tim Swannie, Home Hunts; Douglas B. Taylor; Andrea Teixeira, J.P. Morgan; Steph Wissink, Jefferies; Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Pivotal Research Group; Anastasia Yianni, Cyprus Sotheby's International Realty; Ian Zaffino, Oppenheimer & Co.

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Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People In The World

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The Richest in 2022

Edited by Kerry A. Dolan
and Chase Peterson-Withorn
Bernard Arnault, Rihanna, Melanie Perkins, Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani
War, pandemic and sluggish markets hit the world’s billionaires this year. There are 2,668 of them on Forbes’ 36th-annual ranking of the planet’s richest people—87 fewer than a year ago. They’re worth a collective $12.7 trillion—$400 billion less than in 2021. The most dramatic drops have occurred in Russia, where there are 34 fewer billionaires than last year following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and China, where a government crackdown on tech companies has led to 87 fewer Chinese billionaires on the list.
Still, Forbes found more than 1,000 billionaires who are richer than they were a year ago. And 236 newcomers have become billionaires over the past year—including the first ever from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia and Uruguay. America still leads the world, with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time. China (including Macau and Hong Kong) remains number two, with 607 billionaires worth a collective $2.3 trillion. We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022 to calculate net worths. See below for the full list of the world’s billionaires and our methodology. For daily updated net worths of all 2,668 billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires rankings.
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The number of billionaires worldwide fell, but 40% of those who remained got richer.

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Andrew Beal
$9.9 B
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United States
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George Kaiser
$9.9 B
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United States
oil & gas, banking
Energy
201.
Qi Shi & family
$9.9 B
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China
financial information
Technology
201.
Luis Carlos Sarmiento
$9.9 B
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Colombia
banking
Finance & Investments
201.
Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family
$9.9 B
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Germany
Google
Technology
206.
Jan Koum
$9.8 B
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United States
WhatsApp
Technology
206.
Jorge Moll Filho & family
$9.8 B
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Brazil
hospitals
Healthcare
206.
Azim Premji
$9.8 B
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India
software services
Technology
206.
Finn Rausing
$9.8 B
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Sweden
packaging
Food & Beverage
206.
Jorn Rausing
$9.8 B
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Sweden
packaging
Food & Beverage
206.
Kirsten Rausing
$9.8 B
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69
Sweden
packaging
Food & Beverage
206.
Wang Laisheng
$9.8 B
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57
China
electronics components
Technology
213.
Tom & Judy Love
$9.7 B
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United States
retail & gas stations
Fashion & Retail
214.
John Collison
$9.5 B
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31
Ireland
payments software
Technology
214.
Patrick Collison
$9.5 B
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33
Ireland
payment software
Technology
The World’s Youngest Billionaires: 12 Under Age 30
214.
Gordon Moore
$9.5 B
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93
United States
Intel
Technology
214.
Wang Laichun
$9.5 B
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54
China
electronics components
Technology
218.
Graeme Hart
$9.4 B
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66
New Zealand
investments
Finance & Investments
218.
Zheng Shuliang & family
$9.4 B
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76
China
aluminum products
Metals & Mining
220.
Cao Renxian
$9.3 B
up arrow
53
China
photovoltaic equipment
Energy
221.
Nathan Blecharczyk
$9.2 B
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38
United States
Airbnb
Technology
221.
James Dyson
$9.2 B
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74
United Kingdom
vacuums
Manufacturing
223.
Ivan Glasenberg
$9.1 B
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65
Switzerland
mining
Metals & Mining
223.
Kim Beom-su
$9.1 B
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56
South Korea
online services
Technology
223.
Jay Y. Lee
$9.1 B
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53
South Korea
Samsung
Diversified
223.
Liu Yonghao & family
$9.1 B
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70
China
agribusiness
Service
227.
Ann Walton Kroenke
$9 B
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73
United States
Walmart
Fashion & Retail
227.
Li Ping
$9 B
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54
Hong Kong
batteries
Automotive
227.
Eric Wittouck
$9 B
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75
Belgium
investments
Finance & Investments
230.
Ian & Richard Livingstone
$8.9 B
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United Kingdom
real estate
Real Estate
The Top Richest Women In The World
230.
Friedhelm Loh
$8.9 B
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75
Germany
manufacturing
Manufacturing
230.
Xavier Niel
$8.9 B
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54
France
internet, telecom
Telecom
230.
Michael Otto
$8.9 B
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78
Germany
retail, real estate
Fashion & Retail
230.
Johann Rupert & family
$8.9 B
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71
South Africa
luxury goods
Fashion & Retail
235.
Hui Ka Yan
$8.8 B
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63
China
real estate
Real Estate
235.
Pauline MacMillan Keinath
$8.8 B
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88
United States
Cargill
Food & Beverage
235.
Herbert Kohler, Jr. & family
$8.8 B
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83
United States
plumbing fixtures
Manufacturing
235.
Ge Li
$8.8 B
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55
United States
pharmaceutical ingredients
Healthcare
235.
Kushal Pal Singh
$8.8 B
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India
real estate
Real Estate
235.
Zong Qinghou
$8.8 B
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76
China
beverages
Food & Beverage
241.
Cai Kui
$8.7 B
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59
China
real estate
Real Estate
241.
Charles Ergen
$8.7 B
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69
United States
satellite TV
Media & Entertainment
241.
Gao Jifan & family
$8.7 B
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57
China
solar equipment
Energy
241.
Bernard Marcus
$8.7 B
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92
United States
Home Depot
Fashion & Retail
241.
Nicky Oppenheimer & family
$8.7 B
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76
South Africa
diamonds
Metals & Mining
Not Rich Enough: Here’s Who Fell Off Forbes’ 2022 Billionaires List
246.
Bajaj brothers
$8.6 B
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India
diversified
Diversified
246.
Ernest Garcia, II.
$8.6 B
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64
United States
used cars
Automotive
246.
Paul Lee
$8.6 B
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64
United States
packaging
Manufacturing
246.
George Soros
$8.6 B
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91
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
246.
Wang Liping & family
$8.6 B
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56
China
hydraulic machinery
Manufacturing
251.
Ernesto Bertarelli
$8.5 B
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56
Switzerland
biotech, investments
Healthcare
251.
Tamara Gustavson
$8.5 B
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60
United States
self storage
Service
251.
Carlos Alberto Sicupira & family
$8.5 B
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74
Brazil
beer
Food & Beverage
254.
Laurent Dassault
$8.4 B
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68
France
diversified
Diversified
254.
Thierry Dassault
$8.4 B
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65
France
diversified
Diversified
254.
Marie-Hélène Habert-Dassault
$8.4 B
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57
France
diversified
Diversified
254.
Liu Jincheng & family
$8.4 B
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57
China
lithium batteries
Technology
254.
Ma Jianrong & family
$8.4 B
down arrow
58
China
textiles, apparel
Fashion & Retail
254.
Steven Rales
$8.4 B
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71
United States
manufacturing, investments
Manufacturing
254.
Joseph Tsai
$8.4 B
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58
Canada
e-commerce
Technology
Trump’s Net Worth Has Jumped An Estimated $600 Million Since He Left Office
254.
Francine von Finck & family
$8.4 B
new to list
N/A
Germany
investments
Finance & Investments
254.
Anthony von Mandl
$8.4 B
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72
Canada
alcoholic beverages
Food & Beverage
263.
Carl Bennet
$8.3 B
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70
Sweden
investments
Finance & Investments
263.
Robert Kraft
$8.3 B
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80
United States
New England Patriots
Sports
263.
Chairul Tanjung
$8.3 B
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59
Indonesia
diversified
Diversified
263.
Manuel Villar
$8.3 B
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72
Philippines
real estate
Real Estate
267.
Jean-Michel Besnier
$8.2 B
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54
France
cheese
Food & Beverage
267.
Marie Besnier Beauvalot
$8.2 B
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41
France
cheese
Food & Beverage
267.
Gustaf Douglas
$8.2 B
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84
Sweden
investments
Diversified
267.
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
$8.2 B
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74
Denmark
Lego
Manufacturing
267.
Sofie Kirk Kristiansen
$8.2 B
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46
Denmark
Lego
Manufacturing
267.
Thomas Kirk Kristiansen
$8.2 B
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43
Denmark
Lego
Manufacturing
267.
Stephen Ross
$8.2 B
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81
United States
real estate
Real Estate
267.
Agnete Kirk Thinggaard
$8.2 B
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38
Denmark
Lego
Manufacturing
275.
Marc Benioff
$8.1 B
down arrow
57
United States
business software
Technology
275.
Dmitri Bukhman
$8.1 B
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36
Israel
online games
Media & Entertainment
275.
Igor Bukhman
$8.1 B
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40
Israel
online games
Media & Entertainment
275.
Francis Choi
$8.1 B
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74
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
275.
Murali Divi & family
$8.1 B
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71
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
275.
Nancy Walton Laurie
$8.1 B
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70
United States
Walmart
Fashion & Retail
275.
Georg Schaeffler
$8.1 B
down arrow
57
Germany
auto parts
Automotive
275.
Yao Liangsong
$8.1 B
down arrow
57
China
furniture
Manufacturing
275.
Zhong Huijuan
$8.1 B
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61
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
284.
Stewart & Lynda Resnick
$8 B
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United States
agriculture, water
Food & Beverage
284.
George Roberts
$8 B
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78
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
284.
Michael Rubin
$8 B
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49
United States
online retail
Fashion & Retail
284.
Patrick Ryan
$8 B
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84
United States
insurance
Finance & Investments
288.
Christopher Hohn
$7.9 B
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55
United Kingdom
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
288.
Marijke Mars
$7.9 B
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57
United States
candy, pet food
Food & Beverage
288.
Pamela Mars
$7.9 B
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61
United States
candy, pet food
Food & Beverage
Where The Richest Live: The Cities With The Most Billionaires
288.
Valerie Mars
$7.9 B
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63
United States
candy, pet food
Food & Beverage
288.
Victoria Mars
$7.9 B
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65
United States
candy, pet food
Food & Beverage
288.
Hasso Plattner & family
$7.9 B
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78
Germany
software
Technology
288.
Georg Stumpf
$7.9 B
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49
Austria
real estate, construction
Diversified
288.
Christy Walton
$7.9 B
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73
United States
Walmart
Fashion & Retail
296.
Giorgio Armani
$7.8 B
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87
Italy
luxury goods
Fashion & Retail
296.
Gopikishan Damani
$7.8 B
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64
India
retail, investments
Fashion & Retail
296.
Ding Shizhong & family
$7.8 B
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51
China
sports apparel
Fashion & Retail
296.
Jim Kennedy
$7.8 B
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74
United States
media, automotive
Media & Entertainment
296.
German Khan
$7.8 B
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60
Russia
oil, banking, telecom
Energy
296.
Liang Wengen
$7.8 B
down arrow
65
China
construction equipment
Manufacturing
296.
Blair Parry-Okeden
$7.8 B
down arrow
71
United States
media, automotive
Media & Entertainment
296.
Tsai Eng-meng
$7.8 B
up arrow
65
Taiwan
food, beverages
Food & Beverage
304.
Bajaj siblings
$7.7 B
new to list
N/A
India
two-wheelers, finance
Automotive
304.
Ashwin Dani & family
$7.7 B
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79
India
paints
Manufacturing
The Richest Crypto And Blockchain Billionaires In The World
304.
Ding Shijia
$7.7 B
down arrow
58
China
sports apparel
Fashion & Retail
304.
Karel Komarek
$7.7 B
up arrow
53
Czechia
oil and gas, IT, lotteries
Gambling & Casinos
304.
Henry Kravis
$7.7 B
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78
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
304.
Frederik Paulsen
$7.7 B
unchanged
71
Sweden
health care
Healthcare
304.
Safra siblings
$7.7 B
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Brazil
banking
Finance & Investments
304.
Nassef Sawiris
$7.7 B
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61
Egypt
construction, investments
Construction & Engineering
304.
Xu Shihui
$7.7 B
down arrow
64
China
snacks, beverages
Food & Beverage
313.
Rahel Blocher
$7.6 B
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46
Switzerland
chemicals
Manufacturing
313.
Shahid Khan
$7.6 B
down arrow
71
United States
auto parts
Automotive
313.
Magdalena Martullo-Blocher
$7.6 B
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53
Switzerland
chemicals
Manufacturing
316.
Vincent Bolloré & family
$7.5 B
up arrow
70
France
investments
Finance & Investments
316.
Jeffery Hildebrand
$7.5 B
up arrow
63
United States
oil
Energy
316.
Michael Kim
$7.5 B
up arrow
58
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
316.
Richard Kinder
$7.5 B
up arrow
77
United States
pipelines
Energy
316.
David Shaw
$7.5 B
up arrow
71
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
India’s 10 Richest Billionaires
321.
John Malone
$7.4 B
down arrow
81
United States
cable television
Media & Entertainment
321.
Vicky Safra
$7.4 B
unchanged
69
Greece
banking
Finance & Investments
321.
Tim Sweeney
$7.4 B
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United States
video games
Media & Entertainment
324.
Mike Adenuga
$7.3 B
up arrow
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Nigeria
telecom, oil
Diversified
324.
David Green & family
$7.3 B
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80
United States
retail
Fashion & Retail
324.
Paul Tudor Jones, II.
$7.3 B
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67
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
324.
Yuri Milner
$7.3 B
up arrow
60
Israel
tech investments
Finance & Investments
324.
Henry Samueli
$7.3 B
up arrow
67
United States
semiconductors
Technology
324.
Patrick Soon-Shiong
$7.3 B
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69
United States
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
330.
Antonia Ax:son Johnson & family
$7.2 B
down arrow
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Sweden
diversified
Diversified
330.
Michael Kadoorie
$7.2 B
unchanged
80
Hong Kong
hotels, energy
Energy
330.
Lin Shu-hong
$7.2 B
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Taiwan
petrochemicals
Manufacturing
330.
Niels Peter Louis-Hansen
$7.2 B
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74
Denmark
medical devices
Healthcare
330.
Reinhold Schmieding
$7.2 B
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67
United States
medical devices
Healthcare
330.
Wee Cho Yaw
$7.2 B
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93
Singapore
banking
Finance & Investments
These 4 Countries Got Their First Billionaire This Year
336.
Silvio Berlusconi & family
$7.1 B
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85
Italy
media
Diversified
336.
Arthur Blank
$7.1 B
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79
United States
Home Depot
Sports
336.
Qian Dongqi & family
$7.1 B
up arrow
64
China
home-cleaning robots
Manufacturing
336.
J. Christopher Reyes
$7.1 B
up arrow
68
United States
food distribution
Food & Beverage
336.
Jude Reyes
$7.1 B
up arrow
66
United States
food distribution
Food & Beverage
336.
Nik Storonsky
$7.1 B
up arrow
37
United Kingdom
fintech
Finance & Investments
336.
Zhou Qunfei & family
$7.1 B
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52
Hong Kong
smartphone screens
Technology
343.
Deng Weiming & family
$7 B
up arrow
53
China
battery components
Manufacturing
343.
Judy Faulkner
$7 B
up arrow
78
United States
health IT
Technology
343.
Robin Li
$7 B
down arrow
53
China
internet search
Technology
343.
Carrie Perrodo & family
$7 B
up arrow
71
France
oil
Energy
343.
David Reuben
$7 B
down arrow
83
United Kingdom
investments, real estate
Real Estate
343.
Simon Reuben
$7 B
down arrow
80
United Kingdom
real estate, investments
Diversified
343.
Seo Jung-jin
$7 B
down arrow
64
South Korea
biotech
Healthcare
350.
Roman Abramovich
$6.9 B
down arrow
55
Russia
steel, investments
Diversified
Here Are The Richest Tech Billionaires
350.
Micky Arison
$6.9 B
up arrow
72
United States
Carnival Cruises
Service
350.
Edythe Broad & family
$6.9 B
new to list
86
United States
homebuilding, insurance
Diversified
350.
Terry Gou
$6.9 B
down arrow
71
Taiwan
electronics
Technology
350.
Jiang Bin
$6.9 B
up arrow
55
China
acoustic components
Technology
350.
Vinod Khosla
$6.9 B
up arrow
67
United States
venture capital
Technology
350.
Ralph Lauren
$6.9 B
down arrow
82
United States
apparel
Fashion & Retail
350.
Douglas Leone
$6.9 B
up arrow
64
United States
venture capital
Finance & Investments
350.
Lucia Maggi & family
$6.9 B
list returnee
89
Brazil
agribusiness
Diversified
350.
Horst Julius Pudwill
$6.9 B
up arrow
77
Germany
manufacturing
Manufacturing
350.
Abdulsamad Rabiu
$6.9 B
up arrow
61
Nigeria
cement, sugar
Diversified
350.
Harry Stine
$6.9 B
up arrow
80
United States
agriculture
Food & Beverage
350.
Dennis Washington
$6.9 B
up arrow
87
United States
construction, mining
Logistics
363.
Hasmukh Chudgar & family
$6.8 B
up arrow
88
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
363.
Stanley Druckenmiller
$6.8 B
up arrow
68
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
363.
Jonathan Gray
$6.8 B
up arrow
52
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
The 10 Richest Chinese Billionaires
363.
Kwon Hyuk-bin
$6.8 B
up arrow
48
South Korea
online games
Technology
363.
Frank Lowy
$6.8 B
up arrow
91
Australia
shopping malls
Real Estate
363.
Ronda Stryker
$6.8 B
up arrow
67
United States
medical equipment
Healthcare
369.
Alejandro Bailleres Gual & siblings
$6.7 B
new to list
61
Mexico
mining
Diversified
369.
Benu Gopal Bangur
$6.7 B
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90
India
cement
Manufacturing
369.
James Goodnight
$6.7 B
up arrow
79
United States
software
Technology
369.
Alain Merieux & family
$6.7 B
down arrow
84
France
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
369.
Enrique Razon Jr.
$6.7 B
up arrow
62
Philippines
ports
Logistics
369.
Robert F. Smith
$6.7 B
up arrow
59
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
375.
Brian Armstrong
$6.6 B
up arrow
39
United States
cryptocurrency
Finance & Investments
375.
Dannine Avara
$6.6 B
up arrow
58
United States
pipelines
Energy
375.
Patrick Drahi
$6.6 B
down arrow
58
France
telecom
Telecom
375.
Scott Duncan
$6.6 B
up arrow
39
United States
pipelines
Energy
375.
Milane Frantz
$6.6 B
up arrow
52
United States
pipelines
Energy
375.
Andreas Halvorsen
$6.6 B
up arrow
60
Norway
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
375.
Law Kar Po
$6.6 B
up arrow
73
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
375.
Nicolas Puech
$6.6 B
up arrow
79
France
Hermes
Fashion & Retail
375.
Viktor Rashnikov
$6.6 B
down arrow
73
Russia
steel
Manufacturing
375.
Dmitry Rybolovlev
$6.6 B
down arrow
55
Russia
fertilizer
Manufacturing
375.
Randa Duncan Williams
$6.6 B
up arrow
60
United States
pipelines
Energy
386.
Chen Jianhua
$6.5 B
down arrow
51
China
chemicals
Manufacturing
386.
John Grayken
$6.5 B
down arrow
65
Ireland
private equity
Finance & Investments
386.
Ray Lee Hunt
$6.5 B
up arrow
78
United States
oil, real estate
Energy
386.
Philippe Laffont
$6.5 B
up arrow
54
United States
hedge fund
Finance & Investments
386.
Henry Nicholas, III.
$6.5 B
up arrow
62
United States
semiconductors
Technology
386.
Axel Oberwelland & siblings
$6.5 B
up arrow
55
Germany
candy
Food & Beverage
386.
Cliff Obrecht
$6.5 B
new to list
36
Australia
software
Technology
386.
John Overdeck
$6.5 B
unchanged
52
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
386.
Melanie Perkins
$6.5 B
new to list
34
Australia
software
Technology
386.
Ruan Hongliang & family
$6.5 B
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61
China
glass
Manufacturing
This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World’s Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil
386.
David Siegel
$6.5 B
unchanged
60
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
386.
David Velez
$6.5 B
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40
Colombia
fintech
Finance & Investments
398.
Juergen Blickle
$6.4 B
up arrow
75
Germany
auto parts
Manufacturing
398.
Cheng Xue
$6.4 B
down arrow
52
China
soy sauce
Food & Beverage
398.
Jack Dangermond
$6.4 B
up arrow
76
United States
mapping software
Technology

Methodology

The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022. Some people become richer or poorer within days of publication. We list individuals rather than multigenerational families who share fortunes, though we include wealth belonging to a billionaire’s spouse and children if that person is the founder of the fortune. In some cases we list siblings or couples together if the ownership breakdown among them isn’t clear, but here an estimated net worth of $1 billion per person is needed to make the cut. We value a variety of assets, including private companies, real estate, art and more. We don’t pretend to know each billionaire’s private balance sheet (though some provide it). When documentation isn’t supplied or available, we discount fortunes. For daily updates of net worths, go to www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to CBRE, FactSet Research Systems, LCH Investments, Orbis by Bureau Van Dijk, PitchBook Data, Real Capital Analytics, S&P Capital IQ, VesselsValue and the other experts who helped us with our reporting and valuations, including George de Benedicty, Ocala Ranches; Ben Bienvenu, Stephens; Jurgen Brauer, Small Arms Analytics; Sebastian Bray, Berenberg; Jonathan Chappell, Evercore ISI; Rommel T. Dionisio, Aegis Capital Corp.; Truman Fleming; Randy Giveans, Jefferies; Seth Goldstein, Morningstar; Lars Haugen, CBRE; Ashley Helgans, Jefferies; Evelyn Hendrich, Hendrich Real Estate; Arpine Kocharyan, UBS; Jonathan Lamers, BMO Nesbitt Burns; Gail Lissner; Irene Luke, Savills Monaco; Jack McCabe; Alison McGavigan, JLL; Ross Moore, Cresa; Bruce Nash, Nash Information Services; Joel Paige; Alok Patel, Berenberg; Carrie Russell, HVS; James Rutherford, Stephens; Brian Sudano, Beverage Marketing Corporation; Tim Swannie, Home Hunts; Douglas B. Taylor; Andrea Teixeira, J.P. Morgan; Steph Wissink, Jefferies; Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Pivotal Research Group; Anastasia Yianni, Cyprus Sotheby's International Realty; Ian Zaffino, Oppenheimer & Co.

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Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People In The World

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The Richest in 2022

Edited by Kerry A. Dolan
and Chase Peterson-Withorn
Bernard Arnault, Rihanna, Melanie Perkins, Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani
War, pandemic and sluggish markets hit the world’s billionaires this year. There are 2,668 of them on Forbes’ 36th-annual ranking of the planet’s richest people—87 fewer than a year ago. They’re worth a collective $12.7 trillion—$400 billion less than in 2021. The most dramatic drops have occurred in Russia, where there are 34 fewer billionaires than last year following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and China, where a government crackdown on tech companies has led to 87 fewer Chinese billionaires on the list.
Still, Forbes found more than 1,000 billionaires who are richer than they were a year ago. And 236 newcomers have become billionaires over the past year—including the first ever from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia and Uruguay. America still leads the world, with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time. China (including Macau and Hong Kong) remains number two, with 607 billionaires worth a collective $2.3 trillion. We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022 to calculate net worths. See below for the full list of the world’s billionaires and our methodology. For daily updated net worths of all 2,668 billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires rankings.
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The number of billionaires worldwide fell, but 40% of those who remained got richer.

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Newcomers: Rihanna, Peter Jackson And 234 Others Debut This Year
398.
Jiang Weiping & family
$6.4 B
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China
chemicals
Manufacturing
Jiang Weiping & family
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Takahisa Takahara
$6.4 B
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Japan
personal care goods
Fashion & Retail
403.
Orlando Bravo
$6.3 B
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51
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
403.
Hong Ra-hee
$6.3 B
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76
South Korea
Samsung
Technology
403.
Edward Johnson, IV.
$6.3 B
up arrow
57
United States
money management
Finance & Investments
403.
Li Xiaohua & family
$6.3 B
up arrow
60
China
packaging
Manufacturing
403.
Sri Prakash Lohia
$6.3 B
down arrow
69
Indonesia
petrochemicals
Manufacturing
403.
Miao Hangen
$6.3 B
up arrow
57
China
textiles, petrochemicals
Diversified
403.
Bobby Murphy
$6.3 B
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33
United States
Snapchat
Technology
403.
Wu Jianshu
$6.3 B
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58
Hong Kong
auto parts
Automotive
411.
Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala & family
$6.2 B
up arrow
58
Mexico
beer, investments
Food & Beverage
411.
Melinda French Gates
$6.2 B
new to list
57
United States
Microsoft
Technology
411.
Bruce Kovner
$6.2 B
down arrow
77
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
411.
Pham Nhat Vuong
$6.2 B
down arrow
53
Vietnam
diversified
Diversified
411.
Michal Solowow
$6.2 B
up arrow
59
Poland
investments
Finance & Investments
The World’s Youngest Billionaires: 12 Under Age 30
411.
Leonard Stern
$6.2 B
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84
United States
real estate
Real Estate
411.
Stef Wertheimer & family
$6.2 B
unchanged
95
Israel
metalworking tools
Manufacturing
418.
Rocco Commisso
$6.1 B
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72
United States
telecom
Telecom
418.
Jack Dorsey
$6.1 B
down arrow
45
United States
Twitter, Square
Technology
418.
Lin Li
$6.1 B
up arrow
58
China
investments
Finance & Investments
418.
George Lucas
$6.1 B
down arrow
77
United States
Star Wars
Media & Entertainment
418.
Evan Spiegel
$6.1 B
down arrow
31
United States
Snapchat
Media & Entertainment
418.
Zhao Yan
$6.1 B
down arrow
55
China
biotech
Diversified
424.
Tom Gores
$6 B
up arrow
57
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
424.
Leo Koguan
$6 B
up arrow
67
United States
IT provider
Technology
424.
Alexei Kuzmichev
$6 B
down arrow
59
Russia
oil, banking, telecom
Energy
424.
Fredrik Lundberg
$6 B
down arrow
70
Sweden
real estate, investments
Real Estate
424.
John Morris
$6 B
up arrow
74
United States
sporting goods retail
Fashion & Retail
424.
Ivar Tollefsen
$6 B
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60
Norway
real estate
Real Estate
424.
John, Alan & Bruce Wilson
$6 B
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Australia
retailing
Fashion & Retail
The Top Richest Women In The World
431.
Stephen Bisciotti
$5.9 B
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61
United States
staffing, Baltimore Ravens
Sports
431.
Mahendra Choksi & family
$5.9 B
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80
India
paints
Manufacturing
431.
Jian Jun
$5.9 B
up arrow
58
China
biomedical products
Healthcare
431.
Barry Lam
$5.9 B
up arrow
72
Taiwan
electronics
Technology
431.
Michael Moritz
$5.9 B
up arrow
67
United States
venture capital
Technology
431.
Teh Hong Piow
$5.9 B
up arrow
92
Malaysia
banking
Finance & Investments
431.
Gary Wang
$5.9 B
new to list
28
United States
cryptocurrency exchange
Finance & Investments
438.
Andre Esteves
$5.8 B
up arrow
53
Brazil
banking
Finance & Investments
438.
Josh Harris
$5.8 B
up arrow
57
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
438.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
$5.8 B
up arrow
61
India
investments
Finance & Investments
438.
Ken Langone
$5.8 B
up arrow
86
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
438.
Ludwig Merckle
$5.8 B
down arrow
57
Germany
pharmaceuticals
Finance & Investments
438.
Sandra Ortega Mera
$5.8 B
down arrow
53
Spain
Zara
Fashion & Retail
438.
Terrence Pegula
$5.8 B
up arrow
71
United States
natural gas
Energy
438.
Karen Pritzker
$5.8 B
up arrow
64
United States
hotels, investments
Finance & Investments
Not Rich Enough: Here’s Who Fell Off Forbes’ 2022 Billionaires List
438.
Mitchell Rales
$5.8 B
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65
United States
manufacturing, investments
Manufacturing
438.
Wolfgang Reimann
$5.8 B
up arrow
69
Germany
consumer goods
Fashion & Retail
438.
Matthias Reimann-Andersen
$5.8 B
up arrow
57
Germany
consumer goods
Fashion & Retail
438.
Stefan Reimann-Andersen
$5.8 B
up arrow
58
Germany
consumer goods
Fashion & Retail
438.
Renate Reimann-Haas
$5.8 B
up arrow
70
Germany
consumer goods
Fashion & Retail
438.
Ruan Liping
$5.8 B
down arrow
58
Hong Kong
power strips
Manufacturing
438.
Ruan Xueping
$5.8 B
down arrow
50
Hong Kong
power strip
Manufacturing
438.
Charles Simonyi
$5.8 B
up arrow
73
United States
Microsoft
Technology
438.
John A. Sobrato & family
$5.8 B
down arrow
82
United States
real estate
Real Estate
438.
David Steward
$5.8 B
up arrow
70
United States
IT provider
Technology
438.
Radovan Vitek
$5.8 B
up arrow
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Czechia
real estate
Real Estate
438.
Les Wexner & family
$5.8 B
down arrow
84
United States
retail
Fashion & Retail
438.
Aloys Wobben
$5.8 B
down arrow
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Germany
wind turbines
Energy
438.
Sam Zell
$5.8 B
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United States
real estate, private equity
Real Estate
460.
Anthony Bamford & family
$5.7 B
down arrow
76
United Kingdom
construction equipment
Construction & Engineering
Trump’s Net Worth Has Jumped An Estimated $600 Million Since He Left Office
460.
Rainer Blickle
$5.7 B
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Germany
auto parts
Manufacturing
460.
Clive Calder
$5.7 B
up arrow
75
United Kingdom
record label
Media & Entertainment
460.
Frits Goldschmeding
$5.7 B
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Netherlands
temp agency
Service
460.
Ananda Krishnan
$5.7 B
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84
Malaysia
telecoms, media, oil-services
Telecom
460.
Joe Mansueto
$5.7 B
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65
United States
investment research
Finance & Investments
460.
Odd Reitan & family
$5.7 B
down arrow
70
Norway
retail, real estate
Fashion & Retail
460.
Antony Ressler
$5.7 B
up arrow
60
United States
finance
Finance & Investments
460.
Tang Xiao'ou
$5.7 B
new to list
54
Hong Kong
software
Technology
460.
Tse Ping & family
$5.7 B
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70
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
460.
Ken Xie
$5.7 B
up arrow
59
United States
cybersecurity
Technology
471.
Tilman Fertitta
$5.6 B
up arrow
64
United States
Houston Rockets, entertainment
Food & Beverage
471.
Prajogo Pangestu
$5.6 B
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77
Indonesia
petrochemicals
Diversified
471.
Edward Roski, Jr.
$5.6 B
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83
United States
real estate
Real Estate
471.
Teddy Sagi
$5.6 B
up arrow
50
Israel
gambling software
Gambling & Casinos
471.
Thomas Straumann
$5.6 B
up arrow
58
Switzerland
dental implants
Healthcare
471.
David Sun
$5.6 B
down arrow
70
United States
computer hardware
Technology
471.
John Tu
$5.6 B
down arrow
80
United States
computer hardware
Technology
471.
Erich Wesjohann & family
$5.6 B
down arrow
76
Germany
poultry genetics
Food & Beverage
471.
Xu Jinfu
$5.6 B
up arrow
58
China
chemicals
Manufacturing
480.
Alexander Abramov
$5.5 B
down arrow
63
Russia
steel, mining
Metals & Mining
480.
Neil Bluhm
$5.5 B
down arrow
84
United States
real estate
Real Estate
480.
Don Hankey
$5.5 B
up arrow
78
United States
auto loans
Finance & Investments
480.
Kwee brothers
$5.5 B
down arrow
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Singapore
Real Estate
Real Estate
480.
Jane Lauder
$5.5 B
down arrow
49
United States
Estée Lauder
Fashion & Retail
480.
Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer
$5.5 B
up arrow
60
United States
Cargill
Food & Beverage
480.
John Reece
$5.5 B
down arrow
65
United Kingdom
chemicals
Manufacturing
480.
Eric Smidt
$5.5 B
up arrow
62
United States
hardware stores
Fashion & Retail
480.
Viktor Vekselberg
$5.5 B
down arrow
64
Russia
metals, energy
Energy
480.
Ronald Wanek
$5.5 B
down arrow
80
United States
furniture
Manufacturing
490.
Rene Benko
$5.4 B
down arrow
45
Austria
real estate, retail
Real Estate
Where The Richest Live: The Cities With The Most Billionaires
490.
John Brown
$5.4 B
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United States
medical equipment
Healthcare
490.
Chen Zhiping
$5.4 B
down arrow
46
China
e-cigarettes
Manufacturing
490.
Andrew Currie
$5.4 B
down arrow
66
United Kingdom
chemicals
Manufacturing
490.
Jim Davis & family
$5.4 B
down arrow
78
United States
New Balance
Manufacturing
490.
Charles Dolan & family
$5.4 B
down arrow
95
United States
cable television
Media & Entertainment
490.
Tom Golisano
$5.4 B
up arrow
80
United States
payroll services
Service
490.
Hui Wing Mau
$5.4 B
down arrow
71
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
490.
Daniel Kretinsky
$5.4 B
up arrow
46
Czechia
energy, investments
Energy
490.
Massimiliana Landini Aleotti & family
$5.4 B
down arrow
79
Italy
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
490.
Joe Lewis
$5.4 B
up arrow
85
United Kingdom
investments
Finance & Investments
490.
Li Chunan
$5.4 B
down arrow
53
China
renewable energy
Manufacturing
490.
Lin Muqin & family
$5.4 B
new to list
58
China
beverages
Food & Beverage
490.
Shigenobu Nagamori
$5.4 B
down arrow
77
Japan
motors
Manufacturing
490.
Kjell Inge Rokke
$5.4 B
down arrow
63
Norway
shipping, seafood
Logistics
490.
Wang Wenjing
$5.4 B
down arrow
57
China
business software
Technology
The Richest Crypto And Blockchain Billionaires In The World
490.
Chris Xu
$5.4 B
new to list
38
China
e-commerce
Fashion & Retail
490.
Samuel Yin
$5.4 B
up arrow
71
Taiwan
retail
Diversified
490.
M.A. Yusuff Ali
$5.4 B
up arrow
66
India
retail
Fashion & Retail
509.
Denise Coates
$5.3 B
down arrow
54
United Kingdom
online gambling
Gambling & Casinos
509.
Ken Fisher
$5.3 B
down arrow
71
United States
money management
Finance & Investments
509.
Peter Grogg
$5.3 B
up arrow
80
Switzerland
biochemicals
Healthcare
509.
Dietmar Hopp & family
$5.3 B
down arrow
81
Germany
software
Technology
509.
Sumet Jiaravanon
$5.3 B
down arrow
87
Thailand
diversified
Diversified
509.
Nathan Kirsh
$5.3 B
up arrow
90
Eswatini (Swaziland)
retail, real estate
Fashion & Retail
509.
Forrest Li
$5.3 B
down arrow
44
Singapore
gaming
Media & Entertainment
509.
Rudolf Maag
$5.3 B
up arrow
76
Switzerland
medical devices
Healthcare
509.
Gary Rollins
$5.3 B
up arrow
77
United States
pest control
Service
509.
Ugur Sahin
$5.3 B
up arrow
56
Germany
biotechnology
Healthcare
509.
Mark Scheinberg
$5.3 B
up arrow
48
Canada
online gambling
Gambling & Casinos
509.
Shen Guojun
$5.3 B
unchanged
59
China
retail
Fashion & Retail
India’s 10 Richest Billionaires
509.
Chip Wilson
$5.3 B
up arrow
65
Canada
Lululemon
Fashion & Retail
509.
Zhang Yong
$5.3 B
down arrow
51
Singapore
restaurants
Food & Beverage
523.
James Chambers
$5.2 B
down arrow
64
United States
media, automotive
Media & Entertainment
523.
Chen Fashu
$5.2 B
down arrow
61
China
investments
Finance & Investments
523.
Jaran Chiaravanont
$5.2 B
down arrow
92
Thailand
diversified
Diversified
523.
Ravi Jaipuria
$5.2 B
up arrow
67
India
soft drinks, fast food
Food & Beverage
523.
Koon Poh Keong
$5.2 B
up arrow
60
Malaysia
aluminum
Manufacturing
523.
Li Liangbin
$5.2 B
up arrow
54
China
lithium
Manufacturing
523.
Liang Feng
$5.2 B
up arrow
53
China
manufacturing
Manufacturing
523.
Wolfgang Marguerre & family
$5.2 B
down arrow
80
Germany
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
523.
Katharine Rayner
$5.2 B
down arrow
77
United States
media, automotive
Media & Entertainment
523.
Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor
$5.2 B
down arrow
62
Peru
finance
Finance & Investments
523.
Margaretta Taylor
$5.2 B
down arrow
79
United States
media, automotive
Media & Entertainment
523.
You Xiaoping
$5.2 B
down arrow
64
China
chemicals, spandex
Manufacturing
523.
Eric Yuan & family
$5.2 B
down arrow
52
United States
Zoom Video Communications
Technology
These 4 Countries Got Their First Billionaire This Year
536.
Robert Bass
$5.1 B
unchanged
74
United States
oil, investments
Energy
536.
Alexandre Behring
$5.1 B
down arrow
55
Brazil
investments
Finance & Investments
536.
Chan Laiwa & family
$5.1 B
down arrow
81
China
real estate
Real Estate
536.
Jeff Greene
$5.1 B
up arrow
67
United States
real estate, investments
Real Estate
536.
Montri Jiaravanont
$5.1 B
down arrow
91
Thailand
diversified
Diversified
536.
Charles B. Johnson
$5.1 B
up arrow
89
United States
money management
Finance & Investments
536.
Elizabeth Johnson
$5.1 B
up arrow
58
United States
money management
Finance & Investments
536.
Lin Bin
$5.1 B
down arrow
54
United States
smartphones
Technology
536.
Hiroshi Mikitani
$5.1 B
down arrow
57
Japan
online retail
Fashion & Retail
536.
Isaac Perlmutter
$5.1 B
down arrow
79
United States
Marvel comics
Media & Entertainment
536.
Michael Pieper
$5.1 B
up arrow
76
Switzerland
kitchen appliances
Manufacturing
536.
Issad Rebrab & family
$5.1 B
up arrow
78
Algeria
food
Food & Beverage
536.
Tsai Hong-tu
$5.1 B
up arrow
69
Taiwan
finance
Finance & Investments
536.
Richard Tsai
$5.1 B
up arrow
64
Taiwan
finance
Finance & Investments
536.
Wang Junshi & family
$5.1 B
up arrow
73
China
solar inverters
Manufacturing
Here Are The Richest Tech Billionaires
536.
Wang Yanqing & family
$5.1 B
up arrow
55
China
electrical equipment
Manufacturing
552.
Shari Arison
$5 B
up arrow
64
Israel
Carnival Cruises
Service
552.
Alain Bouchard
$5 B
up arrow
73
Canada
convinience stores
Fashion & Retail
552.
Austen Cargill, II.
$5 B
up arrow
71
United States
Cargill
Food & Beverage
552.
James Cargill, II.
$5 B
up arrow
72
United States
Cargill
Food & Beverage
552.
Ben Chestnut
$5 B
up arrow
47
United States
email marketing
Technology
552.
Wei Fang
$5 B
up arrow
48
China
steel
Manufacturing
552.
Leonid Fedun
$5 B
down arrow
66
Russia
oil
Energy
552.
Johann Graf
$5 B
down arrow
75
Austria
gambling
Gambling & Casinos
552.
Huang Chulong
$5 B
down arrow
63
Canada
real estate
Real Estate
552.
Huang Yi
$5 B
up arrow
60
Hong Kong
car dealerships
Automotive
552.
Vladimir Kim
$5 B
up arrow
61
Kazakhstan
mining
Metals & Mining
552.
Dan Kurzius
$5 B
up arrow
50
United States
email marketing
Technology
552.
Ronald Lauder
$5 B
down arrow
78
United States
Estee Lauder
Fashion & Retail
552.
Marianne Liebmann
$5 B
up arrow
68
United States
Cargill
Food & Beverage
The 10 Richest Chinese Billionaires
552.
Tobi Lutke
$5 B
down arrow
41
Canada
e-commerce
Technology
552.
Thomas Pritzker
$5 B
up arrow
71
United States
hotels, investments
Finance & Investments
552.
Scott Shleifer
$5 B
new to list
44
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
552.
Autry Stephens
$5 B
new to list
83
United States
oil
Energy
552.
Peter Thiel
$5 B
up arrow
54
United States
Facebook, investments
Finance & Investments
552.
Tsai Cheng-ta
$5 B
up arrow
72
Taiwan
finance
Finance & Investments
552.
Maximilian Viessmann
$5 B
up arrow
N/A
Germany
heating, cooling equipment
Manufacturing
552.
Hansjoerg Wyss
$5 B
down arrow
87
Switzerland
medical devices
Healthcare
552.
Xiao Yongming & family
$5 B
list returnee
57
China
fertilizer
Diversified
552.
Zhang Tao
$5 B
down arrow
49
China
e-commerce
Fashion & Retail
552.
Daniel Ziff
$5 B
unchanged
50
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
552.
Dirk Ziff
$5 B
unchanged
58
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
552.
Robert Ziff
$5 B
unchanged
55
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
579.
Kapil & Rahul Bhatia
$4.9 B
down arrow
N/A
India
airlines
Service
579.
Mat Ishbia
$4.9 B
down arrow
42
United States
mortgage lender
Finance & Investments
579.
Robert Rich, Jr.
$4.9 B
up arrow
81
United States
frozen foods
Food & Beverage
579.
Thomas Schmidheiny
$4.9 B
up arrow
76
Switzerland
cement
Construction & Engineering
579.
Alexandra Schoerghuber & family
$4.9 B
down arrow
63
Germany
real estate
Real Estate
579.
Erik Selin
$4.9 B
up arrow
54
Sweden
real estate
Real Estate
579.
Daniel Tsai
$4.9 B
up arrow
65
Taiwan
finance
Finance & Investments
586.
Dona Bertarelli
$4.8 B
up arrow
54
Switzerland
biotech
Healthcare
586.
Andrei Guriev & family
$4.8 B
down arrow
62
Russia
fertilizers
Manufacturing
586.
Luciano Hang
$4.8 B
up arrow
59
Brazil
department stores
Fashion & Retail
586.
Hu Baifan
$4.8 B
up arrow
59
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
586.
Bidzina Ivanishvili
$4.8 B
unchanged
66
Georgia
investments
Finance & Investments
586.
Lee Yeow Chor & Yeow Seng
$4.8 B
down arrow
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Malaysia
palm oil, property
Food & Beverage
586.
Leng Youbin
$4.8 B
down arrow
53
China
infant formula
Food & Beverage
586.
Theo Mueller
$4.8 B
down arrow
82
Germany
dairy
Food & Beverage
586.
Julian Robertson, Jr.
$4.8 B
up arrow
89
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
586.
Marc Rowan
$4.8 B
up arrow
59
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World’s Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil
586.
Emanuele (Lino) Saputo & family
$4.8 B
down arrow
85
Canada
cheese
Food & Beverage
586.
Jeff Skoll
$4.8 B
down arrow
57
United States
eBay
Technology
586.
Frank Wang
$4.8 B
unchanged
41
China
drones
Technology
586.
Wang Junlin
$4.8 B
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59
China
liquor
Food & Beverage
586.
Yang Shaopeng
$4.8 B
up arrow
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China
shipping
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Methodology

The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022. Some people become richer or poorer within days of publication. We list individuals rather than multigenerational families who share fortunes, though we include wealth belonging to a billionaire’s spouse and children if that person is the founder of the fortune. In some cases we list siblings or couples together if the ownership breakdown among them isn’t clear, but here an estimated net worth of $1 billion per person is needed to make the cut. We value a variety of assets, including private companies, real estate, art and more. We don’t pretend to know each billionaire’s private balance sheet (though some provide it). When documentation isn’t supplied or available, we discount fortunes. For daily updates of net worths, go to www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to CBRE, FactSet Research Systems, LCH Investments, Orbis by Bureau Van Dijk, PitchBook Data, Real Capital Analytics, S&P Capital IQ, VesselsValue and the other experts who helped us with our reporting and valuations, including George de Benedicty, Ocala Ranches; Ben Bienvenu, Stephens; Jurgen Brauer, Small Arms Analytics; Sebastian Bray, Berenberg; Jonathan Chappell, Evercore ISI; Rommel T. Dionisio, Aegis Capital Corp.; Truman Fleming; Randy Giveans, Jefferies; Seth Goldstein, Morningstar; Lars Haugen, CBRE; Ashley Helgans, Jefferies; Evelyn Hendrich, Hendrich Real Estate; Arpine Kocharyan, UBS; Jonathan Lamers, BMO Nesbitt Burns; Gail Lissner; Irene Luke, Savills Monaco; Jack McCabe; Alison McGavigan, JLL; Ross Moore, Cresa; Bruce Nash, Nash Information Services; Joel Paige; Alok Patel, Berenberg; Carrie Russell, HVS; James Rutherford, Stephens; Brian Sudano, Beverage Marketing Corporation; Tim Swannie, Home Hunts; Douglas B. Taylor; Andrea Teixeira, J.P. Morgan; Steph Wissink, Jefferies; Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Pivotal Research Group; Anastasia Yianni, Cyprus Sotheby's International Realty; Ian Zaffino, Oppenheimer & Co.

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Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People In The World

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The Richest in 2022

Edited by Kerry A. Dolan
and Chase Peterson-Withorn
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War, pandemic and sluggish markets hit the world’s billionaires this year. There are 2,668 of them on Forbes’ 36th-annual ranking of the planet’s richest people—87 fewer than a year ago. They’re worth a collective $12.7 trillion—$400 billion less than in 2021. The most dramatic drops have occurred in Russia, where there are 34 fewer billionaires than last year following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and China, where a government crackdown on tech companies has led to 87 fewer Chinese billionaires on the list.
Still, Forbes found more than 1,000 billionaires who are richer than they were a year ago. And 236 newcomers have become billionaires over the past year—including the first ever from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia and Uruguay. America still leads the world, with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time. China (including Macau and Hong Kong) remains number two, with 607 billionaires worth a collective $2.3 trillion. We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022 to calculate net worths. See below for the full list of the world’s billionaires and our methodology. For daily updated net worths of all 2,668 billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires rankings.
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Maria Fernanda Amorim & family
$4.7 B
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Portugal
energy, investments
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Leonid Boguslavsky
$4.7 B
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70
Canada
venture capital
Finance & Investments
601.
Richard Branson
$4.7 B
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71
United Kingdom
Virgin
Diversified
601.
Robert Brockman
$4.7 B
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80
United States
software
Technology
601.
Pierre Chen
$4.7 B
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65
Taiwan
electronics
Technology
601.
Chu Mang Yee & family
$4.7 B
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China
real estate
Real Estate
601.
Scott Cook
$4.7 B
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United States
software
Technology
601.
Mark Cuban
$4.7 B
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United States
online media, Dallas Mavericks
Media & Entertainment
601.
Guenther Fielmann & family
$4.7 B
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82
Germany
optometry
Healthcare
601.
Martin Haefner
$4.7 B
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Switzerland
software, investments
Technology
601.
Johnelle Hunt
$4.7 B
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United States
trucking
Logistics
601.
Andre Koo, Sr.
$4.7 B
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54
Taiwan
financial services
Finance & Investments
601.
Lai Meisong
$4.7 B
down arrow
51
China
package delivery
Logistics
601.
Richard Li
$4.7 B
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55
Hong Kong
telecom
Telecom
601.
Mangal Prabhat Lodha
$4.7 B
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66
India
real estate
Real Estate
The World’s Youngest Billionaires: 12 Under Age 30
601.
Igor Olenicoff
$4.7 B
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79
United States
real estate
Real Estate
601.
Mark Shoen
$4.7 B
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71
United States
U-Haul
Automotive
601.
Andrei Skoch & family
$4.7 B
down arrow
56
Russia
steel
Metals & Mining
601.
Fred Smith
$4.7 B
down arrow
77
United States
FedEx
Logistics
601.
Murat Ulker
$4.7 B
down arrow
63
Turkey
food
Food & Beverage
601.
Yu Yong
$4.7 B
down arrow
61
China
mining
Finance & Investments
622.
Stéphane Bancel
$4.6 B
up arrow
49
France
biotech, vaccines
Healthcare
622.
Bubba Cathy
$4.6 B
down arrow
67
United States
Chick-fil-A
Food & Beverage
622.
Dan Cathy
$4.6 B
down arrow
69
United States
Chick-fil-A
Food & Beverage
622.
Trudy Cathy White
$4.6 B
new to list
66
United States
Chick-fil-A
Food & Beverage
622.
Jason Chang
$4.6 B
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77
Singapore
electronics
Technology
622.
Dagmar Dolby & family
$4.6 B
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80
United States
Dolby Laboratories
Technology
622.
Bruce Flatt
$4.6 B
up arrow
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Canada
money management
Finance & Investments
622.
Masatoshi Ito
$4.6 B
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Japan
retail
Fashion & Retail
622.
Viatcheslav Kantor
$4.6 B
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68
Russia
fertilizer, real estate
Manufacturing
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622.
Min Kao & family
$4.6 B
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73
United States
navigation equipment
Technology
622.
Lin Xiucheng & family
$4.6 B
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66
China
electronics
Technology
622.
Sami Mnaymneh
$4.6 B
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60
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
622.
Tony Tamer
$4.6 B
up arrow
64
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
622.
Richard White
$4.6 B
up arrow
67
Australia
software
Technology
622.
Baoguo Zhu & family
$4.6 B
up arrow
59
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
637.
Michael Ashley
$4.5 B
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57
United Kingdom
sports retailing
Fashion & Retail
637.
Ron Baron
$4.5 B
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United States
money management
Finance & Investments
637.
Bert Beveridge
$4.5 B
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United States
vodka
Food & Beverage
637.
Todd Boehly
$4.5 B
new to list
48
United States
finance
Finance & Investments
637.
David Bonderman
$4.5 B
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79
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
637.
Guo Guangchang
$4.5 B
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55
China
conglomerate
Diversified
637.
Daryl Katz
$4.5 B
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Canada
pharmacies
Diversified
637.
Ted Lerner & family
$4.5 B
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United States
real estate
Real Estate
637.
Falguni Nayar
$4.5 B
new to list
59
India
retailing
Fashion & Retail
Not Rich Enough: Here’s Who Fell Off Forbes’ 2022 Billionaires List
637.
Trevor Rees-Jones
$4.5 B
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United States
oil & gas
Energy
637.
J. Joe Ricketts & family
$4.5 B
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United States
TD Ameritrade
Finance & Investments
637.
Robert Rowling
$4.5 B
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United States
hotels, investments
Service
637.
Mark Stevens
$4.5 B
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62
United States
venture capital
Finance & Investments
637.
Gustav Magnar Witzoe
$4.5 B
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Norway
fish farming
Food & Beverage
637.
Xie Liangzhi & family
$4.5 B
up arrow
56
China
biotech
Healthcare
637.
Yeung Kin-man
$4.5 B
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58
Hong Kong
electronics
Manufacturing
637.
Zhang Hejun
$4.5 B
new to list
N/A
China
electronics
Manufacturing
654.
Andrej Babis
$4.4 B
up arrow
67
Czechia
agriculture
Food & Beverage
654.
Giuseppe De'Longhi & family
$4.4 B
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82
Italy
coffee makers
Fashion & Retail
654.
Barry Diller
$4.4 B
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United States
online media
Media & Entertainment
654.
Christian Haub
$4.4 B
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Germany
retail
Fashion & Retail
654.
Huang Li
$4.4 B
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58
China
imaging systems
Technology
654.
Marian Ilitch
$4.4 B
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United States
Little Caesars
Food & Beverage
654.
Suleiman Kerimov & family
$4.4 B
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56
Russia
gold
Finance & Investments
Trump’s Net Worth Has Jumped An Estimated $600 Million Since He Left Office
654.
Edwin Leong
$4.4 B
up arrow
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Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
654.
Lu Yiwen
$4.4 B
new to list
35
China
jewelry
Fashion & Retail
654.
N.R. Narayana Murthy
$4.4 B
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India
software services
Technology
654.
Yang Jianliang & family
$4.4 B
up arrow
52
China
machinery
Manufacturing
665.
Pyotr Aven
$4.3 B
down arrow
67
Russia
oil, banking, telecom
Finance & Investments
665.
Joesley Batista
$4.3 B
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Brazil
beef processing
Food & Beverage
665.
Wesley Batista
$4.3 B
up arrow
49
Brazil
beef packing
Food & Beverage
665.
Margot Birmingham Perot
$4.3 B
up arrow
88
United States
computer services, real estate
Technology
665.
Rick Caruso
$4.3 B
up arrow
63
United States
real estate
Real Estate
665.
Jim Davis
$4.3 B
up arrow
62
United States
staffing & recruiting
Service
665.
Walter P.J. Droege
$4.3 B
up arrow
69
Germany
investing
Finance & Investments
665.
Dan Friedkin
$4.3 B
up arrow
57
United States
Toyota dealerships
Automotive
665.
Gao Dekang & family
$4.3 B
up arrow
70
China
apparel
Fashion & Retail
665.
Antti Herlin
$4.3 B
down arrow
65
Finland
elevators, escalators
Manufacturing
665.
W. Herbert Hunt
$4.3 B
up arrow
93
United States
oil
Energy
665.
Jason Jiang
$4.3 B
down arrow
49
China
advertising
Media & Entertainment
665.
Rupert Johnson, Jr.
$4.3 B
up arrow
81
United States
money management
Finance & Investments
665.
Vikram Lal & family
$4.3 B
down arrow
80
India
motorcycles
Automotive
665.
Lam Wai-ying
$4.3 B
down arrow
N/A
Hong Kong
smartphone screens
Manufacturing
665.
Chris Larsen
$4.3 B
up arrow
61
United States
cryptocurrency
Finance & Investments
665.
Richard Schulze
$4.3 B
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81
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Best Buy
Fashion & Retail
665.
Paul Singer
$4.3 B
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77
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hedge funds
Finance & Investments
665.
Barry Sternlicht
$4.3 B
up arrow
61
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
665.
Su Hua
$4.3 B
down arrow
40
China
video streaming
Media & Entertainment
665.
Mark Walter
$4.3 B
down arrow
61
United States
finance
Finance & Investments
665.
Ty Warner
$4.3 B
up arrow
77
United States
plush toys, real estate
Real Estate
687.
Rinat Akhmetov
$4.2 B
down arrow
55
Ukraine
steel, coal
Metals & Mining
687.
Martin & Olivier Bouygues
$4.2 B
down arrow
N/A
France
construction, media
Construction & Engineering
687.
Bernard Broermann
$4.2 B
down arrow
78
Germany
hospitals
Healthcare
687.
Chung Mong-Koo
$4.2 B
down arrow
84
South Korea
Hyundai
Automotive
Where The Richest Live: The Cities With The Most Billionaires
687.
Daniel D'Aniello
$4.2 B
up arrow
75
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
687.
Traudl Engelhorn & family
$4.2 B
unchanged
95
Germany
pharmaceuticals, medical equipment
Healthcare
687.
Piero Ferrari
$4.2 B
up arrow
76
Italy
automobiles
Automotive
687.
Carlo Fidani
$4.2 B
up arrow
67
Canada
real estate
Real Estate
687.
Yakir Gabay
$4.2 B
down arrow
55
Cyprus
real estate
Real Estate
687.
Jaime Gilinski Bacal
$4.2 B
up arrow
64
Colombia
banking
Finance & Investments
687.
Bertil Hult
$4.2 B
unchanged
81
Sweden
education
Service
687.
Martha Ingram & family
$4.2 B
up arrow
86
United States
book distribution, transportation
Media & Entertainment
687.
Lee Yin Yee
$4.2 B
down arrow
70
China
glass
Manufacturing
687.
Daniel Loeb
$4.2 B
up arrow
60
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
687.
Janice McNair
$4.2 B
up arrow
85
United States
energy, sports
Sports
687.
Ajay Piramal
$4.2 B
up arrow
66
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
687.
Lynsi Snyder
$4.2 B
up arrow
39
United States
In-N-Out Burger
Food & Beverage
687.
Peter Spuhler
$4.2 B
up arrow
62
Switzerland
train cars
Manufacturing
687.
Kerry Stokes
$4.2 B
down arrow
81
Australia
construction equipment, media
Diversified
The Richest Crypto And Blockchain Billionaires In The World
687.
Jon Stryker
$4.2 B
up arrow
63
United States
medical equipment
Healthcare
687.
Vincent Viola
$4.2 B
up arrow
66
United States
electronic trading
Finance & Investments
687.
Romesh T. Wadhwani
$4.2 B
up arrow
74
United States
software
Technology
709.
Juan Domingo Beckmann Legorreta & family
$4.1 B
new to list
54
Mexico
tequila
Food & Beverage
709.
Rafael Del Pino
$4.1 B
up arrow
63
Spain
construction
Construction & Engineering
709.
Sergey Dmitriev
$4.1 B
up arrow
56
Cyprus
software
Technology
709.
Senapathy Gopalakrishnan
$4.1 B
up arrow
67
India
software services
Technology
709.
James Irving
$4.1 B
down arrow
94
Canada
diversified
Diversified
709.
Lee Boo-jin
$4.1 B
up arrow
51
South Korea
Samsung
Service
709.
Samuel Tak Lee
$4.1 B
up arrow
82
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
709.
Thai Lee
$4.1 B
up arrow
63
United States
IT provider
Technology
709.
Eric Lefkofsky
$4.1 B
down arrow
52
United States
Groupon, investments
Technology
709.
Weiguo Li
$4.1 B
down arrow
57
China
construction materials
Manufacturing
709.
Ermirio Pereira de Moraes & family
$4.1 B
up arrow
89
Brazil
diversified
Diversified
709.
Maria Helena Moraes Scripilliti & family
$4.1 B
up arrow
91
Brazil
diversified
Diversified
India’s 10 Richest Billionaires
709.
Augusto & Giorgio Perfetti
$4.1 B
down arrow
N/A
Italy
candy
Food & Beverage
709.
Thomas Secunda
$4.1 B
up arrow
67
United States
Bloomberg LP
Media & Entertainment
709.
Shaul Shani
$4.1 B
up arrow
67
Israel
telecom
Telecom
709.
E. Joe Shoen
$4.1 B
up arrow
72
United States
U-Haul
Automotive
709.
Steven Udvar-Hazy
$4.1 B
down arrow
76
United States
aircraft leasing
Service
709.
Russ Weiner
$4.1 B
up arrow
51
United States
energy drinks
Food & Beverage
709.
Guanjiang Wu & family
$4.1 B
down arrow
53
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
728.
Anil Agarwal & family
$4 B
up arrow
68
India
mining, metals
Metals & Mining
728.
Somphote Ahunai
$4 B
up arrow
54
Thailand
renewable energy
Energy
728.
Patrizio Bertelli
$4 B
down arrow
76
Italy
luxury goods
Fashion & Retail
728.
Rakesh Gangwal
$4 B
up arrow
68
United States
airline
Service
728.
Paul Gauselmann & family
$4 B
up arrow
87
Germany
gambling
Gambling & Casinos
728.
Hao Hong
$4 B
up arrow
66
United States
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
728.
He Xiaopeng
$4 B
down arrow
44
China
electric vehicles
Automotive
728.
Michael Herz
$4 B
down arrow
78
Germany
coffee
Fashion & Retail
These 4 Countries Got Their First Billionaire This Year
728.
Wolfgang Herz
$4 B
down arrow
71
Germany
coffee
Fashion & Retail
728.
Arthur Irving
$4 B
up arrow
92
Canada
oil
Energy
728.
Victor Jacobsson
$4 B
up arrow
40
Sweden
fintech
Finance & Investments
728.
Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere
$4 B
down arrow
81
France
finance
Finance & Investments
728.
Patrick Lee
$4 B
down arrow
80
Hong Kong
paper
Manufacturing
728.
Max Lytvyn
$4 B
new to list
42
Canada
software
Technology
728.
Gilles Martin
$4 B
up arrow
58
France
laboratory services
Healthcare
728.
Ramzi Musallam
$4 B
new to list
53
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
728.
Georg Nemetschek & family
$4 B
unchanged
88
Germany
software
Technology
728.
Akio Nitori
$4 B
down arrow
78
Japan
home furnishings
Fashion & Retail
728.
Daniel Och
$4 B
up arrow
61
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
728.
Pankaj Patel
$4 B
down arrow
69
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
728.
John Paulson
$4 B
up arrow
66
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
728.
Miuccia Prada
$4 B
down arrow
72
Italy
luxury goods
Fashion & Retail
728.
Jean (Gigi) Pritzker
$4 B
up arrow
59
United States
hotels, investments
Service
Here Are The Richest Tech Billionaires
728.
Juan Roig
$4 B
down arrow
72
Spain
supermarkets
Fashion & Retail
728.
David Rubenstein
$4 B
up arrow
72
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
728.
Howard Schultz
$4 B
down arrow
68
United States
Starbucks
Food & Beverage
728.
Alex Shevchenko
$4 B
new to list
42
Canada
software
Technology
728.
Dan Snyder
$4 B
up arrow
57
United States
Washington Football Team
Sports
728.
Jerzy Starak
$4 B
up arrow
74
Poland
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
728.
Udo & Harald Tschira
$4 B
unchanged
N/A
Germany
software
Technology
728.
Kelcy Warren
$4 B
up arrow
66
United States
pipelines
Energy
728.
Herbert Wertheim
$4 B
up arrow
82
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
728.
Cameron Winklevoss
$4 B
up arrow
40
United States
cryptocurrency
Finance & Investments
728.
Tyler Winklevoss
$4 B
up arrow
40
United States
cryptocurrency
Finance & Investments
728.
Denise York & family
$4 B
up arrow
71
United States
San Francisco 49ers
Sports
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Zhao Lixin
$4 B
new to list
56
China
electronics
Technology
764.
Hubert Burda
$3.9 B
up arrow
82
Germany
publishing
Media & Entertainment
764.
Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone
$3.9 B
up arrow
79
Italy
cement, diversified
Construction & Engineering
The 10 Richest Chinese Billionaires
764.
Marcos Galperin
$3.9 B
down arrow
N/A
Argentina
e-commerce
Technology
764.
Li Xiang
$3.9 B
down arrow
40
China
electric vehicles
Automotive
764.
Stephen Mandel, Jr.
$3.9 B
unchanged
66
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
764.
Gabe Newell
$3.9 B
down arrow
59
United States
videogames
Gambling & Casinos
764.
Maja Oeri
$3.9 B
up arrow
67
Switzerland
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
764.
Paolo & Gianfelice Mario Rocca
$3.9 B
up arrow
N/A
Italy
pipe manufacturing
Metals & Mining
764.
Neil Shen
$3.9 B
down arrow
54
China
venture capital
Finance & Investments
764.
Helmut Sohmen
$3.9 B
up arrow
82
Austria
shipping
Logistics
764.
Donald Sterling
$3.9 B
up arrow
87
United States
real estate
Real Estate
764.
Don Vultaggio & family
$3.9 B
up arrow
70
United States
beverages
Food & Beverage
764.
Wu Yiling
$3.9 B
up arrow
72
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
764.
Gongshan Zhu
$3.9 B
up arrow
64
China
solar panel materials
Manufacturing
778.
Gayle Benson
$3.8 B
up arrow
75
United States
pro sports teams
Sports
778.
William Conway, Jr.
$3.8 B
up arrow
72
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
778.
Gurbachan Singh Dhingra
$3.8 B
71
India
paints
Manufacturing
778.
Kuldip Singh Dhingra
$3.8 B
74
India
paints
Manufacturing
778.
Luca Garavoglia
$3.8 B
down arrow
53
Italy
spirits
Food & Beverage
778.
Vinod & Anil Rai Gupta
$3.8 B
down arrow
N/A
India
electrical equipment
Manufacturing
778.
Jimmy Haslam
$3.8 B
up arrow
68
United States
gas stations, retail
Fashion & Retail
778.
Susan Carol Holland
$3.8 B
new to list
65
Italy
hearing aids
Manufacturing
778.
Timur Kulibaev
$3.8 B
up arrow
55
Kazakhstan
banking
Finance & Investments
778.
Dinara Kulibaeva
$3.8 B
up arrow
54
Kazakhstan
banking
Finance & Investments
778.
Michel Leclercq & family
$3.8 B
down arrow
82
France
sporting goods
Fashion & Retail
778.
Pablo Legorreta
$3.8 B
up arrow
58
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
778.
Margarita Louis-Dreyfus & family
$3.8 B
up arrow
59
Switzerland
commodities
Food & Beverage
778.
Michael Milken
$3.8 B
up arrow
75
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
778.
Denis O'Brien
$3.8 B
down arrow
63
Ireland
telecom
Telecom
778.
Katharina Otto-Bernstein
$3.8 B
down arrow
58
Germany
real estate
Real Estate
778.
James Packer
$3.8 B
up arrow
54
Australia
casinos
Gambling & Casinos
778.
Sergio Stevanato & family
$3.8 B
up arrow
79
Italy
medical packaging
Healthcare
This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World’s Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil
778.
Leena Tewari
$3.8 B
up arrow
64
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
778.
Yitzhak Tshuva
$3.8 B
up arrow
73
Israel
real estate
Real Estate
778.
Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & family
$3.8 B
down arrow
78
Germany
chicken processing
Food & Beverage
778.
Zeng Fangqin
$3.8 B
down arrow
56
China
smartphone components
Technology
778.
Zhou Bajin
$3.8 B
down arrow
86
China
auto parts
Manufacturing

Methodology

The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022. Some people become richer or poorer within days of publication. We list individuals rather than multigenerational families who share fortunes, though we include wealth belonging to a billionaire’s spouse and children if that person is the founder of the fortune. In some cases we list siblings or couples together if the ownership breakdown among them isn’t clear, but here an estimated net worth of $1 billion per person is needed to make the cut. We value a variety of assets, including private companies, real estate, art and more. We don’t pretend to know each billionaire’s private balance sheet (though some provide it). When documentation isn’t supplied or available, we discount fortunes. For daily updates of net worths, go to www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to CBRE, FactSet Research Systems, LCH Investments, Orbis by Bureau Van Dijk, PitchBook Data, Real Capital Analytics, S&P Capital IQ, VesselsValue and the other experts who helped us with our reporting and valuations, including George de Benedicty, Ocala Ranches; Ben Bienvenu, Stephens; Jurgen Brauer, Small Arms Analytics; Sebastian Bray, Berenberg; Jonathan Chappell, Evercore ISI; Rommel T. Dionisio, Aegis Capital Corp.; Truman Fleming; Randy Giveans, Jefferies; Seth Goldstein, Morningstar; Lars Haugen, CBRE; Ashley Helgans, Jefferies; Evelyn Hendrich, Hendrich Real Estate; Arpine Kocharyan, UBS; Jonathan Lamers, BMO Nesbitt Burns; Gail Lissner; Irene Luke, Savills Monaco; Jack McCabe; Alison McGavigan, JLL; Ross Moore, Cresa; Bruce Nash, Nash Information Services; Joel Paige; Alok Patel, Berenberg; Carrie Russell, HVS; James Rutherford, Stephens; Brian Sudano, Beverage Marketing Corporation; Tim Swannie, Home Hunts; Douglas B. Taylor; Andrea Teixeira, J.P. Morgan; Steph Wissink, Jefferies; Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Pivotal Research Group; Anastasia Yianni, Cyprus Sotheby's International Realty; Ian Zaffino, Oppenheimer & Co.

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Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People In The World

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The Richest in 2022

Edited by Kerry A. Dolan
and Chase Peterson-Withorn
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War, pandemic and sluggish markets hit the world’s billionaires this year. There are 2,668 of them on Forbes’ 36th-annual ranking of the planet’s richest people—87 fewer than a year ago. They’re worth a collective $12.7 trillion—$400 billion less than in 2021. The most dramatic drops have occurred in Russia, where there are 34 fewer billionaires than last year following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and China, where a government crackdown on tech companies has led to 87 fewer Chinese billionaires on the list.
Still, Forbes found more than 1,000 billionaires who are richer than they were a year ago. And 236 newcomers have become billionaires over the past year—including the first ever from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia and Uruguay. America still leads the world, with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time. China (including Macau and Hong Kong) remains number two, with 607 billionaires worth a collective $2.3 trillion. We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022 to calculate net worths. See below for the full list of the world’s billionaires and our methodology. For daily updated net worths of all 2,668 billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires rankings.
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William Berkley
$3.7 B
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John Catsimatidis
$3.7 B
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United States
oil, real estate
Energy
801.
Che Jianxing
$3.7 B
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China
furniture retailing
Fashion & Retail
801.
Gustavo Denegri
$3.7 B
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Italy
biotech
Healthcare
801.
Charles Edelstenne
$3.7 B
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France
aviation
Manufacturing
801.
Reed Hastings
$3.7 B
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United States
Netflix
Media & Entertainment
801.
Amos Hostetter, Jr.
$3.7 B
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United States
cable television
Media & Entertainment
801.
Brad Jacobs
$3.7 B
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United States
logistics
Logistics
801.
Friedrich Knapp
$3.7 B
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Germany
fashion retail
Fashion & Retail
801.
William Lauder
$3.7 B
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United States
Estee Lauder
Fashion & Retail
801.
Richard LeFrak & family
$3.7 B
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United States
real estate
Real Estate
801.
Li Guoqiang
$3.7 B
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58
China
auto dealerships
Automotive
801.
Low Tuck Kwong
$3.7 B
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73
Indonesia
coal
Energy
801.
Akira Mori & family
$3.7 B
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85
Japan
real estate
Real Estate
801.
Anthony Pritzker
$3.7 B
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61
United States
hotels, investments
Service
The World’s Youngest Billionaires: 12 Under Age 30
801.
Ira Rennert
$3.7 B
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87
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
801.
Bernard Saul, II.
$3.7 B
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89
United States
banking, real estate
Finance & Investments
801.
Shi Yonghong & family
$3.7 B
down arrow
53
China
restaurants
Food & Beverage
801.
Song Chi-hyung
$3.7 B
new to list
43
South Korea
cryptocurrency
Finance & Investments
801.
Steven Spielberg
$3.7 B
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75
United States
movies
Media & Entertainment
801.
Wong Luen Hei
$3.7 B
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60
China
building materials
Manufacturing
822.
Danielle Bellon & family
$3.6 B
new to list
82
France
food services
Service
822.
Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath
$3.6 B
up arrow
40
India
education technology
Technology
822.
Cho Tak Wong
$3.6 B
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75
Hong Kong
auto parts
Manufacturing
822.
Charles Cohen
$3.6 B
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United States
real estate
Real Estate
822.
Kenneth Dart
$3.6 B
new to list
66
Belize
investments
Finance & Investments
822.
Martin Ebner
$3.6 B
up arrow
76
Switzerland
investments
Finance & Investments
822.
David Filo
$3.6 B
up arrow
55
United States
Yahoo
Technology
822.
Miguel Fluxa Rossello
$3.6 B
up arrow
83
Spain
hotels
Service
822.
John Henry
$3.6 B
up arrow
72
United States
sports
Sports
The Top Richest Women In The World
822.
Hu Kaijun
$3.6 B
unchanged
60
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
822.
Peter Kellogg
$3.6 B
unchanged
79
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
822.
James Leprino
$3.6 B
up arrow
84
United States
cheese
Food & Beverage
822.
Iskander Makhmudov
$3.6 B
down arrow
58
Russia
mining, metals, machinery
Metals & Mining
822.
Daniel Mate
$3.6 B
up arrow
58
Spain
mining, commodities
Metals & Mining
822.
Aristotelis Mistakidis
$3.6 B
up arrow
60
Greece
mining, commodities
Metals & Mining
822.
Arturo Moreno
$3.6 B
up arrow
75
United States
billboards, Los Angeles Angels
Sports
822.
Nan Cunhui
$3.6 B
up arrow
58
China
power equipment
Manufacturing
822.
Julio Ponce Lerou
$3.6 B
down arrow
76
Chile
fertilizer
Metals & Mining
822.
J.B. Pritzker
$3.6 B
up arrow
57
United States
hotels, investments
Finance & Investments
822.
Chandru Raheja
$3.6 B
up arrow
81
India
real estate
Real Estate
822.
Rodger Riney & family
$3.6 B
unchanged
76
United States
discount brokerage
Finance & Investments
822.
Shi Yuzhu
$3.6 B
down arrow
59
China
online games, investments
Diversified
822.
Zuowen Song
$3.6 B
up arrow
75
China
aluminum, diversified
Diversified
822.
Jerry Speyer
$3.6 B
up arrow
81
United States
real estate
Real Estate
Not Rich Enough: Here’s Who Fell Off Forbes’ 2022 Billionaires List
822.
Julia Thiele-Schuerhoff
$3.6 B
up arrow
50
Germany
brakes, investments
Manufacturing
822.
Tung Chee Chen
$3.6 B
up arrow
79
Hong Kong
shipping
Logistics
822.
Roger Wang
$3.6 B
down arrow
73
United States
retail
Fashion & Retail
822.
Wu Shaoxun
$3.6 B
up arrow
66
China
wine
Food & Beverage
822.
Wenzhong Zhang
$3.6 B
down arrow
60
China
supermarkets
Fashion & Retail
851.
Chen Kaixuan
$3.5 B
up arrow
63
China
household chemicals
Manufacturing
851.
Beatriz Davila de Santo Domingo
$3.5 B
down arrow
83
Colombia
beer
Food & Beverage
851.
Antonio Del Valle Ruiz & family
$3.5 B
up arrow
83
Mexico
chemicals
Manufacturing
851.
Carl Douglas
$3.5 B
up arrow
60
Sweden
investments
Diversified
851.
Eric Douglas
$3.5 B
up arrow
53
Sweden
investments
Diversified
851.
Jiangtao Du & family
$3.5 B
down arrow
52
China
chemicals
Manufacturing
851.
Juan Carlos Escotet
$3.5 B
up arrow
62
Venezuela
banking
Finance & Investments
851.
Fiona Geminder
$3.5 B
up arrow
57
Australia
manufacturing
Manufacturing
851.
Yuhua Gu & family
$3.5 B
up arrow
72
China
furniture
Manufacturing
851.
James Irsay
$3.5 B
up arrow
62
United States
Indianapolis Colts
Sports
Trump’s Net Worth Has Jumped An Estimated $600 Million Since He Left Office
851.
Kuok Khoon Hong
$3.5 B
down arrow
72
Singapore
palm oil
Manufacturing
851.
Aerin Lauder
$3.5 B
down arrow
51
United States
cosmetics
Fashion & Retail
851.
Lee Seo-hyun
$3.5 B
up arrow
48
South Korea
Samsung
Diversified
851.
Li Yongxin & family
$3.5 B
down arrow
46
China
education
Service
851.
Jeffrey Lurie
$3.5 B
up arrow
70
United States
Philadelphia Eagles
Sports
851.
Mary Alice Dorrance Malone
$3.5 B
down arrow
72
United States
Campbell Soup
Food & Beverage
851.
Ronald McAulay
$3.5 B
up arrow
86
Hong Kong
energy
Energy
851.
Apoorva Mehta
$3.5 B
unchanged
35
Canada
grocery delivery service
Technology
851.
Arnon Milchan
$3.5 B
up arrow
77
Israel
movie making
Media & Entertainment
851.
Masahiro Noda
$3.5 B
down arrow
83
Japan
software
Technology
851.
Maren Otto
$3.5 B
down arrow
N/A
Germany
retail, real estate
Diversified
851.
Renzo Rosso & family
$3.5 B
up arrow
66
Italy
fashion
Fashion & Retail
851.
Lynn Schusterman
$3.5 B
up arrow
83
United States
oil & gas, investments
Energy
851.
Gil Shwed
$3.5 B
up arrow
53
Israel
software
Technology
851.
Thomas Siebel
$3.5 B
down arrow
69
United States
business software
Technology
851.
Herb Simon
$3.5 B
up arrow
87
United States
real estate
Real Estate
851.
Friede Springer
$3.5 B
up arrow
79
Germany
publishing
Media & Entertainment
851.
Wang Zhenhua
$3.5 B
down arrow
60
China
real estate
Real Estate
851.
Hans Peter Wild
$3.5 B
up arrow
80
Switzerland
flavorings
Food & Beverage
851.
William Wrigley, Jr.
$3.5 B
up arrow
58
United States
chewing gum
Food & Beverage
851.
Xia Zuoquan
$3.5 B
up arrow
60
China
automobiles, batteries
Automotive
851.
Xue Hua
$3.5 B
down arrow
52
China
agribusiness
Manufacturing
883.
Mohed Altrad
$3.4 B
unchanged
74
France
scaffolding, cement mixers
Construction & Engineering
883.
Sid Bass
$3.4 B
up arrow
79
United States
oil, investments
Energy
883.
Nick Caporella
$3.4 B
down arrow
86
United States
beverages
Food & Beverage
883.
Cheng Yixiao
$3.4 B
down arrow
38
China
video streaming app
Media & Entertainment
883.
Wesley Edens
$3.4 B
up arrow
60
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
883.
Behdad Eghbali
$3.4 B
up arrow
45
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
883.
Archie Aldis Emmerson & family
$3.4 B
up arrow
92
United States
timberland, lumber mills
Manufacturing
883.
Jose E. Feliciano
$3.4 B
up arrow
48
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
Where The Richest Live: The Cities With The Most Billionaires
883.
Fu Liquan & family
$3.4 B
down arrow
54
China
surveillance equipment
Technology
883.
David Gottesman
$3.4 B
up arrow
95
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
883.
Laurence Graff & family
$3.4 B
down arrow
83
United Kingdom
diamond jewelry
Fashion & Retail
883.
Jeff T. Green
$3.4 B
down arrow
45
United States
digital advertising
Media & Entertainment
883.
Jim Kavanaugh
$3.4 B
up arrow
59
United States
IT provider
Technology
883.
Steven Klinsky
$3.4 B
unchanged
65
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
883.
John Middleton
$3.4 B
unchanged
67
United States
tobacco
Food & Beverage
883.
Jerry Ng
$3.4 B
up arrow
56
Indonesia
banking
Finance & Investments
883.
Tengyun Nie & family
$3.4 B
up arrow
46
China
logistics
Service
883.
Nandan Nilekani
$3.4 B
up arrow
66
India
software services
Technology
883.
Bob Parsons
$3.4 B
up arrow
71
United States
web hosting
Technology
883.
Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth
$3.4 B
up arrow
89
Thailand
hospitals
Healthcare
883.
Qiu Guanghe & family
$3.4 B
down arrow
70
China
fashion retail
Fashion & Retail
883.
Richard Sands
$3.4 B
up arrow
71
United States
liquor
Food & Beverage
883.
Robert Sands
$3.4 B
up arrow
63
United States
liquor
Food & Beverage
The Richest Crypto And Blockchain Billionaires In The World
883.
T. Denny Sanford
$3.4 B
up arrow
86
United States
banking, credit cards
Finance & Investments
883.
Naguib Sawiris
$3.4 B
up arrow
67
Egypt
telecom
Telecom
883.
Pavel Tykac
$3.4 B
up arrow
57
Czechia
coal mines
Metals & Mining
883.
Todd Wanek
$3.4 B
down arrow
58
United States
furniture
Manufacturing
883.
Meg Whitman
$3.4 B
down arrow
65
United States
eBay
Technology
883.
Michael Xie
$3.4 B
up arrow
53
United States
cybersecurity
Technology
883.
Chenghai Ye & family
$3.4 B
down arrow
78
Hong Kong
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
913.
An Kang
$3.3 B
down arrow
73
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
913.
John Arnold
$3.3 B
unchanged
48
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
913.
Arun Bharat Ram
$3.3 B
up arrow
81
India
chemicals
Manufacturing
913.
Tomasz Biernacki
$3.3 B
up arrow
49
Poland
supermarkets
Fashion & Retail
913.
Travis Boersma
$3.3 B
new to list
51
United States
coffee
Food & Beverage
913.
Chan Tan Ching-fen
$3.3 B
down arrow
N/A
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
913.
Dongsheng Chen
$3.3 B
down arrow
64
China
insurance
Finance & Investments
913.
Jean Coutu & family
$3.3 B
up arrow
94
Canada
drugstores
Fashion & Retail
India’s 10 Richest Billionaires
913.
Ralph Dommermuth
$3.3 B
down arrow
58
Germany
internet service provider
Technology
913.
Walter Faria
$3.3 B
up arrow
67
Brazil
beer
Food & Beverage
913.
Bob Gaglardi
$3.3 B
up arrow
81
Canada
hotels
Real Estate
913.
John Gandel
$3.3 B
down arrow
87
Australia
shopping malls
Real Estate
913.
Xuande Hua & family
$3.3 B
up arrow
78
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
913.
Micky Jagtiani
$3.3 B
up arrow
70
India
retail
Fashion & Retail
913.
H. Fisk Johnson
$3.3 B
down arrow
63
United States
cleaning products
Manufacturing
913.
S. Curtis Johnson
$3.3 B
down arrow
66
United States
cleaning products
Manufacturing
913.
Helen Johnson-Leipold
$3.3 B
down arrow
65
United States
cleaning products
Manufacturing
913.
Miguel Krigsner
$3.3 B
up arrow
72
Brazil
cosmetics
Fashion & Retail
913.
Li Jianquan & family
$3.3 B
down arrow
65
Hong Kong
consumer products
Healthcare
913.
Lin Ming-hsiung
$3.3 B
up arrow
72
Taiwan
supermarkets
Fashion & Retail
913.
Winifred J. Marquart
$3.3 B
down arrow
62
United States
cleaning products
Manufacturing
913.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
$3.3 B
down arrow
69
India
biopharmaceuticals
Healthcare
913.
Patrice Motsepe
$3.3 B
up arrow
60
South Africa
mining
Metals & Mining
These 4 Countries Got Their First Billionaire This Year
913.
Alfred Oetker
$3.3 B
up arrow
55
Germany
consumer goods
Fashion & Retail
913.
Carl Ferdinand Oetker
$3.3 B
up arrow
49
Germany
consumer goods
Fashion & Retail
913.
Julia Oetker
$3.3 B
up arrow
43
Germany
consumer goods
Fashion & Retail
913.
Or Wai Sheun
$3.3 B
up arrow
70
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
913.
Jay Paul
$3.3 B
down arrow
74
United States
real estate
Real Estate
913.
Horst Paulmann & family
$3.3 B
unchanged
87
Chile
retail
Fashion & Retail
913.
Theodore Rachmat
$3.3 B
up arrow
78
Indonesia
diversified
Diversified
913.
John Sall
$3.3 B
up arrow
74
United States
software
Technology
913.
Stefan von Holtzbrinck
$3.3 B
up arrow
58
Germany
publishing
Media & Entertainment
913.
Nusli Wadia
$3.3 B
down arrow
78
India
consumer goods
Food & Beverage
913.
Steve Wynn
$3.3 B
up arrow
80
United States
casinos, hotels
Gambling & Casinos
913.
Yang Weidong & family
$3.3 B
up arrow
53
China
chemicals
Manufacturing
913.
Barry Zekelman
$3.3 B
up arrow
55
Canada
steel
Manufacturing
913.
Zhang Shilong & family
$3.3 B
up arrow
56
China
semiconductor
Technology
913.
Zhong Ruonong & family
$3.3 B
up arrow
59
China
electronics
Manufacturing
Here Are The Richest Tech Billionaires
951.
Cameron Adams
$3.2 B
new to list
42
Australia
software
Technology
951.
Dongchen Cai
$3.2 B
up arrow
69
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
951.
Vanich Chaiyawan
$3.2 B
up arrow
90
Thailand
insurance, beverages
Finance & Investments
951.
Andrew & Peggy Cherng
$3.2 B
up arrow
N/A
United States
restaurants
Food & Beverage
951.
James Clark
$3.2 B
up arrow
78
United States
Netscape, investments
Technology
951.
Jack Cowin
$3.2 B
unchanged
79
Australia
fast food
Food & Beverage
951.
Giuseppe Crippa & family
$3.2 B
new to list
86
Italy
microchip testing
Manufacturing
951.
Sergei Galitsky
$3.2 B
down arrow
54
Russia
retail
Fashion & Retail
951.
Ernest Garcia, III
$3.2 B
down arrow
39
United States
used cars
Automotive
951.
Peter Gilgan
$3.2 B
down arrow
71
Canada
homebuilding
Construction & Engineering
951.
Joseph Grendys
$3.2 B
up arrow
60
United States
poultry processing
Food & Beverage
951.
Thomas Hagen
$3.2 B
down arrow
86
United States
insurance
Finance & Investments
951.
Robert Hale, Jr.
$3.2 B
new to list
55
United States
telecom
Telecom
951.
Michael Hintze
$3.2 B
up arrow
68
Australia
investment
Finance & Investments
951.
Pansy Ho
$3.2 B
down arrow
59
Hong Kong
casinos
Gambling & Casinos
The 10 Richest Chinese Billionaires
951.
Alan Howard
$3.2 B
up arrow
58
United Kingdom
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
951.
Kei Hoi Pang
$3.2 B
down arrow
56
China
real estate
Real Estate
951.
Rudy Ma
$3.2 B
up arrow
81
Taiwan
finance
Finance & Investments
951.
Najib Mikati
$3.2 B
up arrow
66
Lebanon
telecom
Telecom
951.
Taha Mikati
$3.2 B
up arrow
77
Lebanon
telecom
Telecom
951.
Gail Miller
$3.2 B
up arrow
78
United States
car dealerships
Automotive
951.
Vikas Oberoi
$3.2 B
up arrow
51
India
real estate
Real Estate
951.
H. Ross Perot, Jr.
$3.2 B
up arrow
63
United States
real estate
Real Estate
951.
Candido Pinheiro Koren de Lima
$3.2 B
down arrow
75
Brazil
hospitals, health insurance
Healthcare
951.
Matthew Prince
$3.2 B
up arrow
47
United States
cybersecurity
Technology
951.
Penny Pritzker
$3.2 B
up arrow
62
United States
hotels, investments
Finance & Investments
951.
Yasumitsu Shigeta
$3.2 B
down arrow
57
Japan
mobile phone retailer
Telecom
951.
Sebastian Siemiatkowski
$3.2 B
up arrow
40
Sweden
fintech
Finance & Investments
951.
Barry Silbert
$3.2 B
up arrow
45
United States
cryptocurrency
Finance & Investments
951.
Daniel Sundheim
$3.2 B
up arrow
45
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
951.
Rita Tong Liu
$3.2 B
unchanged
73
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
951.
Tran Dinh Long
$3.2 B
up arrow
61
Vietnam
steel
Manufacturing
951.
Zhang Daocai
$3.2 B
down arrow
72
China
valves
Diversified
984.
John Caudwell
$3.1 B
unchanged
69
United Kingdom
mobile phones
Telecom
984.
Philippe Foriel-Destezet
$3.1 B
up arrow
86
France
employment agency
Service
984.
Walter Frey
$3.1 B
up arrow
78
Switzerland
car dealerships
Automotive
984.
Alessandra Garavoglia
$3.1 B
down arrow
62
Italy
spirits
Food & Beverage
984.
Peter Gassner
$3.1 B
down arrow
57
United States
software
Technology
984.
Mitchell Goldhar
$3.1 B
up arrow
60
Canada
real estate
Real Estate
984.
Otto Happel
$3.1 B
down arrow
74
Germany
engineering
Construction & Engineering
984.
Peter Hargreaves
$3.1 B
down arrow
75
United Kingdom
financial services
Finance & Investments
984.
Bom Kim
$3.1 B
up arrow
43
United States
online retailing
Technology
984.
Gaiteng Li
$3.1 B
unchanged
49
China
hair dryers
Manufacturing
984.
Liufa Li & family
$3.1 B
up arrow
64
China
steel, diversified
Diversified
984.
Lu Weiding
$3.1 B
up arrow
51
China
diversified
Diversified
This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World’s Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil
984.
Harsh Mariwala
$3.1 B
up arrow
70
India
consumer goods
Food & Beverage
984.
Samir Mehta
$3.1 B
up arrow
58
India
pharmaceuticals, power
Healthcare
984.
Sudhir Mehta
$3.1 B
up arrow
67
India
pharmaceuticals, power
Healthcare
984.
Pawan Munjal & family
$3.1 B
down arrow
68
India
motorcycles
Automotive
984.
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao
$3.1 B
up arrow
51
Vietnam
airlines
Diversified

Methodology

The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022. Some people become richer or poorer within days of publication. We list individuals rather than multigenerational families who share fortunes, though we include wealth belonging to a billionaire’s spouse and children if that person is the founder of the fortune. In some cases we list siblings or couples together if the ownership breakdown among them isn’t clear, but here an estimated net worth of $1 billion per person is needed to make the cut. We value a variety of assets, including private companies, real estate, art and more. We don’t pretend to know each billionaire’s private balance sheet (though some provide it). When documentation isn’t supplied or available, we discount fortunes. For daily updates of net worths, go to www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to CBRE, FactSet Research Systems, LCH Investments, Orbis by Bureau Van Dijk, PitchBook Data, Real Capital Analytics, S&P Capital IQ, VesselsValue and the other experts who helped us with our reporting and valuations, including George de Benedicty, Ocala Ranches; Ben Bienvenu, Stephens; Jurgen Brauer, Small Arms Analytics; Sebastian Bray, Berenberg; Jonathan Chappell, Evercore ISI; Rommel T. Dionisio, Aegis Capital Corp.; Truman Fleming; Randy Giveans, Jefferies; Seth Goldstein, Morningstar; Lars Haugen, CBRE; Ashley Helgans, Jefferies; Evelyn Hendrich, Hendrich Real Estate; Arpine Kocharyan, UBS; Jonathan Lamers, BMO Nesbitt Burns; Gail Lissner; Irene Luke, Savills Monaco; Jack McCabe; Alison McGavigan, JLL; Ross Moore, Cresa; Bruce Nash, Nash Information Services; Joel Paige; Alok Patel, Berenberg; Carrie Russell, HVS; James Rutherford, Stephens; Brian Sudano, Beverage Marketing Corporation; Tim Swannie, Home Hunts; Douglas B. Taylor; Andrea Teixeira, J.P. Morgan; Steph Wissink, Jefferies; Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Pivotal Research Group; Anastasia Yianni, Cyprus Sotheby's International Realty; Ian Zaffino, Oppenheimer & Co.

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Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People In The World

Forbes World's Billionaires List 2022Forbes World's Billionaires List

The Richest in 2022

Edited by Kerry A. Dolan
and Chase Peterson-Withorn
Bernard Arnault, Rihanna, Melanie Perkins, Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani
War, pandemic and sluggish markets hit the world’s billionaires this year. There are 2,668 of them on Forbes’ 36th-annual ranking of the planet’s richest people—87 fewer than a year ago. They’re worth a collective $12.7 trillion—$400 billion less than in 2021. The most dramatic drops have occurred in Russia, where there are 34 fewer billionaires than last year following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and China, where a government crackdown on tech companies has led to 87 fewer Chinese billionaires on the list.
Still, Forbes found more than 1,000 billionaires who are richer than they were a year ago. And 236 newcomers have become billionaires over the past year—including the first ever from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia and Uruguay. America still leads the world, with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time. China (including Macau and Hong Kong) remains number two, with 607 billionaires worth a collective $2.3 trillion. We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022 to calculate net worths. See below for the full list of the world’s billionaires and our methodology. For daily updated net worths of all 2,668 billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires rankings.
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The number of billionaires worldwide fell, but 40% of those who remained got richer.

The Richest People In The World

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984.
Madhukar Parekh
$3.1 B
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75
India
adhesives
Manufacturing
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984.
Sergei Popov
$3.1 B
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50
Russia
banking
Finance & Investments
984.
Haim Saban
$3.1 B
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77
United States
TV network, investments
Media & Entertainment
984.
Karthik Sarma
$3.1 B
new to list
47
India
hedge fund
Finance & Investments
984.
Klaus-Peter Schulenberg
$3.1 B
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70
Germany
ticketing service
Service
984.
Pat Stryker
$3.1 B
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65
United States
medical equipment
Healthcare
984.
Jeff Sutton
$3.1 B
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62
United States
real estate
Real Estate
984.
Jon Yarbrough
$3.1 B
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64
United States
video games
Gambling & Casinos
984.
Gang Ye
$3.1 B
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41
Singapore
gaming
Media & Entertainment
984.
Yi Zheng
$3.1 B
down arrow
51
China
software
Technology
984.
Zhang Fan
$3.1 B
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56
China
touch screens
Technology
1012.
William Ackman
$3 B
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55
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
1012.
Markus Blocher
$3 B
up arrow
51
Switzerland
chemicals
Manufacturing
1012.
Neal Blue & family
$3 B
down arrow
87
United States
defense
Manufacturing
1012.
Eva Maria Bucher-Haefner
$3 B
up arrow
65
Switzerland
software, investments
Technology
The World’s Youngest Billionaires: 12 Under Age 30
1012.
Chang Kuo-Hua
$3 B
new to list
67
Taiwan
shipping, airlines
Logistics
1012.
Todd Christopher
$3 B
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59
United States
hair care products
Fashion & Retail
1012.
Euisun Chung
$3 B
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51
South Korea
Hyundai
Logistics
1012.
Bernard Ecclestone & family
$3 B
down arrow
91
United Kingdom
Formula One
Sports
1012.
Michael Federmann & family
$3 B
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78
Israel
defense, hotels
Technology
1012.
Gudrun Heine
$3 B
unchanged
67
Germany
medical devices
Healthcare
1012.
Heidi Horten
$3 B
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81
Austria
retail
Fashion & Retail
1012.
Dawen Huang
$3 B
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61
Hong Kong
silicon
Manufacturing
1012.
Sheldon Lavin
$3 B
unchanged
89
United States
meat processing
Food & Beverage
1012.
Li Min
$3 B
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56
China
semiconductor
Technology
1012.
Liang Yunchao
$3 B
up arrow
53
China
nutritional supplements
Food & Beverage
1012.
Joseph Liemandt
$3 B
unchanged
53
United States
software
Technology
1012.
Strive Masiyiwa
$3 B
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61
Zimbabwe
telecom
Telecom
1012.
Masahiro Miki
$3 B
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66
Japan
shoes
Fashion & Retail
1012.
Pan Laican
$3 B
down arrow
N/A
China
soy sauce
Food & Beverage
The Top Richest Women In The World
1012.
Karsanbhai Patel
$3 B
down arrow
78
India
consumer goods
Diversified
1012.
Arvind Poddar
$3 B
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64
India
tires
Automotive
1012.
Remo Ruffini
$3 B
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60
Italy
winter jackets
Fashion & Retail
1012.
Eddy Kusnadi Sariaatmadja
$3 B
unchanged
68
Indonesia
media, tech
Media & Entertainment
1012.
Sybill Storz
$3 B
unchanged
84
Germany
medical devices
Healthcare
1012.
Lawrence Stroll
$3 B
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62
Canada
fashion investments
Fashion & Retail
1012.
Wijono & Hermanto Tanoko
$3 B
new to list
N/A
Indonesia
paints
Manufacturing
1012.
Michael Tojner
$3 B
down arrow
56
Austria
batteries, investments
Manufacturing
1012.
Donald Trump
$3 B
up arrow
75
United States
real estate
Real Estate
1012.
Tsai Ming-kai
$3 B
up arrow
71
Taiwan
semiconductors
Technology
1012.
John Tyson & family
$3 B
up arrow
68
United States
food processing
Food & Beverage
1012.
Rufino Vigil Gonzalez
$3 B
up arrow
73
Mexico
steel
Metals & Mining
1012.
Ning Wang & family
$3 B
down arrow
35
China
toys
Media & Entertainment
1012.
Wang Yusuo & family
$3 B
down arrow
58
China
natural gas distribution
Energy
1012.
Zhigang Wu & family
$3 B
down arrow
87
China
bakery chain
Food & Beverage
Not Rich Enough: Here’s Who Fell Off Forbes’ 2022 Billionaires List
1012.
Xie Juhua & family
$3 B
up arrow
71
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1012.
Oren Zeev
$3 B
new to list
57
Israel
investments
Finance & Investments
1012.
Charles Zegar
$3 B
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74
United States
Bloomberg LP
Media & Entertainment
1012.
Zhang Lei
$3 B
unchanged
49
China
investments
Finance & Investments
1012.
Zhang Xin & Pan Shiyi
$3 B
down arrow
56
China
real estate
Real Estate
1012.
Zhu Yan & family
$3 B
new to list
N/A
China
real estate
Real Estate
1012.
Mortimer Zuckerman
$3 B
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84
United States
real estate, media
Real Estate
1053.
Juan Abello
$2.9 B
unchanged
80
Spain
investments
Finance & Investments
1053.
John Armitage
$2.9 B
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62
Ireland
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
1053.
Bang Si-hyuk
$2.9 B
up arrow
49
South Korea
entertainment
Media & Entertainment
1053.
Miriam Baumann-Blocher
$2.9 B
up arrow
47
Switzerland
chemicals
Manufacturing
1053.
Riley Bechtel & family
$2.9 B
unchanged
70
United States
engineering, construction
Construction & Engineering
1053.
Wilhelm Beier & family
$2.9 B
down arrow
65
Germany
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1053.
Nicolas Berggruen
$2.9 B
up arrow
60
United States
real estate, investments
Real Estate
1053.
Bui Thanh Nhon
$2.9 B
new to list
64
Vietnam
real estate
Real Estate
Trump’s Net Worth Has Jumped An Estimated $600 Million Since He Left Office
1053.
Cao Longxiang & family
$2.9 B
up arrow
64
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1053.
Deng Wen
$2.9 B
down arrow
54
China
flavorings
Food & Beverage
1053.
Daniel Dines
$2.9 B
down arrow
50
Romania
software
Technology
1053.
Joseph Edelman
$2.9 B
down arrow
66
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
1053.
N. Murray Edwards
$2.9 B
up arrow
62
Canada
oil & gas
Energy
1053.
Jane Goldman
$2.9 B
down arrow
66
United States
real estate
Real Estate
1053.
Guo Zhenyu & family
$2.9 B
new to list
58
Canada
cosmetics
Fashion & Retail
1053.
Stewart Horejsi & family
$2.9 B
up arrow
84
United States
Berkshire Hathaway
Finance & Investments
1053.
Zhenda Huang & family
$2.9 B
unchanged
74
China
construction
Construction & Engineering
1053.
Jeremy Jacobs, Sr. & family
$2.9 B
up arrow
82
United States
food service
Service
1053.
Hamilton James & family
$2.9 B
up arrow
70
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
1053.
Valentin Kipyatkov
$2.9 B
up arrow
45
Cyprus
software
Technology
1053.
Li Zhongchu
$2.9 B
down arrow
58
China
software
Technology
1053.
Martin Lorentzon
$2.9 B
down arrow
53
Sweden
Spotify
Technology
1053.
Drayton McLane, Jr.
$2.9 B
up arrow
85
United States
Walmart, logistics
Fashion & Retail
1053.
Benjamin Otto
$2.9 B
unchanged
N/A
Germany
retail
Fashion & Retail
1053.
Roger Penske
$2.9 B
up arrow
85
United States
cars
Automotive
1053.
Olivier Pomel
$2.9 B
up arrow
45
France
cloud computing
Technology
1053.
Jean Salata
$2.9 B
up arrow
56
Chile
finance
Finance & Investments
1053.
Arnout Schuijff
$2.9 B
down arrow
54
Netherlands
payments software
Technology
1053.
Hua Shen
$2.9 B
up arrow
59
United States
semiconductors
Technology
1053.
Martua Sitorus
$2.9 B
up arrow
62
Indonesia
palm oil
Manufacturing
1053.
Zygmunt Solorz-Zak
$2.9 B
down arrow
65
Poland
TV broadcasting
Media & Entertainment
1053.
Warren Stephens
$2.9 B
up arrow
65
United States
investment banking
Finance & Investments
1053.
Tang Jinkui & family
$2.9 B
up arrow
66
China
textiles, petrochemicals
Manufacturing
1053.
Alan Trefler
$2.9 B
down arrow
66
United States
software
Technology
1053.
Masateru Uno & family
$2.9 B
up arrow
75
Japan
drugstores
Fashion & Retail
1053.
Frank VanderSloot
$2.9 B
down arrow
73
United States
nutrition, wellness products
Fashion & Retail
1053.
Guangming Wu
$2.9 B
up arrow
60
China
medical equipment
Healthcare
1053.
Kai Wu
$2.9 B
up arrow
54
China
batteries
Energy
Where The Richest Live: The Cities With The Most Billionaires
1053.
Ye Fan & family
$2.9 B
unchanged
51
China
auto dealerships
Automotive
1053.
Yoo Jung-hyun
$2.9 B
new to list
52
South Korea
online games
Media & Entertainment
1053.
Fenggang Zhao
$2.9 B
up arrow
56
China
batteries
Energy
1053.
Zheng Xiaodong
$2.9 B
up arrow
58
China
manufacturing
Manufacturing
1053.
Zhou Jianping
$2.9 B
down arrow
61
China
fashion retail
Fashion & Retail
1096.
Jose Joao Abdalla Filho
$2.8 B
up arrow
76
Brazil
investments
Finance & Investments
1096.
Brian Acton
$2.8 B
up arrow
50
United States
WhatsApp
Technology
1096.
Bill Alfond
$2.8 B
up arrow
73
United States
shoes
Fashion & Retail
1096.
Susan Alfond
$2.8 B
up arrow
76
United States
shoes
Fashion & Retail
1096.
Ted Alfond
$2.8 B
up arrow
77
United States
shoes
Fashion & Retail
1096.
Felix Baker
$2.8 B
up arrow
53
United States
biotech investing
Finance & Investments
1096.
Julian Baker
$2.8 B
up arrow
55
United States
investing
Finance & Investments
1096.
Karen Virginia Beckmann Legoretta
$2.8 B
new to list
52
Mexico
tequila
Food & Beverage
1096.
Maurizio Billi
$2.8 B
up arrow
64
Brazil
generic drugs
Healthcare
1096.
Otto Philipp Braun
$2.8 B
down arrow
44
Germany
medical technology
Healthcare
The Richest Crypto And Blockchain Billionaires In The World
1096.
Garrett Camp
$2.8 B
down arrow
43
Canada
Uber
Technology
1096.
Cao Ji
$2.8 B
down arrow
70
China
manufacturing
Manufacturing
1096.
Hua Chen
$2.8 B
unchanged
56
China
real estate
Real Estate
1096.
John Paul DeJoria
$2.8 B
up arrow
77
United States
hair products, tequila
Fashion & Retail
1096.
Beda Diethelm
$2.8 B
up arrow
81
Switzerland
hearing aids
Healthcare
1096.
K. Dinesh
$2.8 B
up arrow
67
India
software services
Technology
1096.
Dong Fan
$2.8 B
down arrow
52
China
medical devices
Healthcare
1096.
Bennett Dorrance
$2.8 B
down arrow
76
United States
Campbell Soup
Food & Beverage
1096.
Marcel Erni
$2.8 B
down arrow
57
Switzerland
private equity
Finance & Investments
1096.
Abhay Firodia
$2.8 B
up arrow
77
India
automobiles
Automotive
1096.
Alfred Gantner
$2.8 B
down arrow
54
Switzerland
private equity
Finance & Investments
1096.
Allan Goldman
$2.8 B
down arrow
79
United States
real estate
Real Estate
1096.
Amy Goldman Fowler
$2.8 B
down arrow
67
United States
real estate
Real Estate
1096.
J. Tomilson Hill
$2.8 B
up arrow
73
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
1096.
Hong Jie
$2.8 B
down arrow
54
China
paint
Manufacturing
India’s 10 Richest Billionaires
1096.
James Jannard
$2.8 B
up arrow
72
United States
sunglasses
Fashion & Retail
1096.
Travis Kalanick
$2.8 B
unchanged
45
United States
Uber
Technology
1096.
Diane Kemper
$2.8 B
down arrow
76
United States
real estate
Real Estate
1096.
George Kurtz
$2.8 B
down arrow
51
United States
security software
Technology
1096.
Kwek Leng Beng
$2.8 B
down arrow
81
Singapore
diversified
Diversified
1096.
Geoffrey Kwok
$2.8 B
down arrow
36
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
1096.
Lai Jianping
$2.8 B
down arrow
N/A
China
soy sauce
Food & Beverage
1096.
Maritsa Lazari & family
$2.8 B
down arrow
77
United Kingdom
real estate
Real Estate
1096.
Alexis Lê-Quôc
$2.8 B
up arrow
47
United States
cloud computing
Technology
1096.
Angela Leong
$2.8 B
down arrow
61
Hong Kong
casinos
Real Estate
1096.
Lin Chen-hai
$2.8 B
up arrow
75
Taiwan
real estate
Real Estate
1096.
Sergio Mantegazza
$2.8 B
up arrow
94
Switzerland
travel
Service
1096.
Hans Melchers
$2.8 B
unchanged
83
Netherlands
chemicals, investments
Finance & Investments
1096.
Tom Morris
$2.8 B
down arrow
67
United Kingdom
retail
Fashion & Retail
1096.
Eugene Murtagh
$2.8 B
up arrow
79
Ireland
building materials
Manufacturing
These 4 Countries Got Their First Billionaire This Year
1096.
Philip Niarchos
$2.8 B
unchanged
68
Greece
art collection
Diversified
1096.
Pan Dong
$2.8 B
down arrow
57
Canada
consumer goods
Fashion & Retail
1096.
Sean Parker
$2.8 B
up arrow
42
United States
Facebook
Technology
1096.
Richard Peery
$2.8 B
up arrow
83
United States
real estate
Real Estate
1096.
Gregorio Perez Companc & family
$2.8 B
up arrow
86
Argentina
oil & gas
Energy
1096.
Sebastian Piñera & family
$2.8 B
down arrow
72
Chile
investments
Finance & Investments
1096.
Nicholas Pritzker
$2.8 B
up arrow
78
United States
hotels, investments
Finance & Investments
1096.
Jeff Rothschild
$2.8 B
down arrow
67
United States
Facebook
Technology
1096.
Steven Sarowitz
$2.8 B
up arrow
56
United States
payroll software
Technology
1096.
Isabella Seràgnoli
$2.8 B
new to list
76
Italy
packaging
Manufacturing
1096.
Stephen Smith
$2.8 B
up arrow
70
Canada
finance and investments
Finance & Investments
1096.
William Stone
$2.8 B
up arrow
66
United States
software
Technology
1096.
Sun Hongbin
$2.8 B
down arrow
59
United States
real estate
Real Estate
1096.
Sun Shoukuan
$2.8 B
up arrow
72
China
metals, coal
Manufacturing
1096.
Henry Sy, Jr.
$2.8 B
up arrow
69
Philippines
diversified
Diversified
Here Are The Richest Tech Billionaires
1096.
Andrew Tan
$2.8 B
down arrow
70
Philippines
diversified
Diversified
1096.
Kenneth Tuchman
$2.8 B
unchanged
62
United States
call centers
Service
1096.
Tung Chee Hwa
$2.8 B
up arrow
84
Hong Kong
shipping
Logistics
1096.
Bulat Utemuratov
$2.8 B
down arrow
64
Kazakhstan
mining, banking, hotels
Metals & Mining
1096.
Anna Katharina Viessmann
$2.8 B
up arrow
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Germany
heating and cooling equipment
Manufacturing
1096.
Xicheng Wang & family
$2.8 B
down arrow
73
China
tires
Manufacturing
1096.
Urs Wietlisbach
$2.8 B
down arrow
60
Switzerland
private equity
Finance & Investments
1096.
Wong Man Li
$2.8 B
down arrow
57
Hong Kong
furniture
Manufacturing
1096.
Xie Weitong
$2.8 B
up arrow
65
Taiwan
cobalt
Metals & Mining
1096.
Xu Chuanhua & family
$2.8 B
up arrow
87
China
chemicals, logistics
Manufacturing
1096.
Ye Xiaoping
$2.8 B
down arrow
59
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1096.
Weiguo Zhao
$2.8 B
up arrow
55
China
IT products
Technology
1163.
Ben Ashkenazy
$2.7 B
down arrow
52
United States
real estate
Real Estate
1163.
Bill Austin
$2.7 B
up arrow
80
United States
hearing aids
Manufacturing
1163.
Pavel Baudis
$2.7 B
up arrow
61
Czechia
software
Technology
The 10 Richest Chinese Billionaires
1163.
Yvonne Bauer
$2.7 B
up arrow
45
Germany
magazines, media
Media & Entertainment
1163.
Giuliana Benetton
$2.7 B
down arrow
84
Italy
fashion retail, investments
Fashion & Retail
1163.
Luciano Benetton
$2.7 B
down arrow
86
Italy
fashion retail, investments
Fashion & Retail
1163.
Aneel Bhusri
$2.7 B
down arrow
56
United States
business software
Technology
1163.
George Bishop
$2.7 B
up arrow
84
United States
oil & gas
Energy
1163.
Vivek Chand Burman
$2.7 B
down arrow
84
India
consumer goods
Food & Beverage
1163.
Morris Chang
$2.7 B
down arrow
90
Taiwan
semiconductors
Technology
1163.
Jinxia Chen
$2.7 B
up arrow
54
China
investments
Finance & Investments
1163.
Cho Jung-ho
$2.7 B
up arrow
63
South Korea
finance
Finance & Investments
1163.
Jack Cockwell
$2.7 B
up arrow
81
Canada
real estate, private equity
Finance & Investments
1163.
Edward DeBartolo, Jr.
$2.7 B
up arrow
75
United States
shopping centers
Real Estate
1163.
Abilio dos Santos Diniz
$2.7 B
up arrow
85
Brazil
retail
Fashion & Retail
1163.
John Dorrance, III.
$2.7 B
up arrow
78
Ireland
Campbell Soup
Food & Beverage
1163.
Hailiang Feng
$2.7 B
down arrow
61
China
copper, education
Metals & Mining
1163.
Xingjiang Gao
$2.7 B
up arrow
58
China
steel
Manufacturing
1163.
Carlos Hank Rhon
$2.7 B
up arrow
74
Mexico
banking
Diversified
1163.
Vivek Jain
$2.7 B
new to list
66
India
chemicals
Manufacturing
1163.
Brad Kelley
$2.7 B
up arrow
65
United States
tobacco
Real Estate
1163.
Alicia Koplowitz
$2.7 B
down arrow
68
Spain
construction, investments
Finance & Investments
1163.
Li Li
$2.7 B
down arrow
56
China
healthcare
Healthcare
1163.
C. Dean Metropoulos
$2.7 B
up arrow
75
United States
investments
Food & Beverage
1163.
Dan Olsson
$2.7 B
down arrow
75
Sweden
diversified
Diversified
1163.
Tor Peterson
$2.7 B
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United States
commodities
Metals & Mining
1163.
John Pritzker
$2.7 B
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United States
hotels, investments
Finance & Investments
1163.
Hussain Sajwani
$2.7 B
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United Arab Emirates
real estate
Real Estate
1163.
Tseng Cheng
$2.7 B
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Taiwan
petrochemicals
Manufacturing
1163.
Jerry Yang
$2.7 B
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United States
Yahoo
Technology
1163.
Takao Yasuda
$2.7 B
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Japan
retail
Fashion & Retail
1163.
Yu Qibing & family
$2.7 B
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China
glass
Manufacturing
1163.
Zhang Xuezheng
$2.7 B
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China
telecom
Technology
This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World’s Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil
1196.
Abdulla bin Ahmad Al Ghurair & family
$2.6 B
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Diversified
1196.
Isak Andic & family
$2.6 B
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Spain
fashion retail
Fashion & Retail
1196.
Harindarpal Banga
$2.6 B
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India
commodities
Finance & Investments
1196.
Anne Beaufour
$2.6 B
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France
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1196.
Henri Beaufour
$2.6 B
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France
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare

Methodology

The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022. Some people become richer or poorer within days of publication. We list individuals rather than multigenerational families who share fortunes, though we include wealth belonging to a billionaire’s spouse and children if that person is the founder of the fortune. In some cases we list siblings or couples together if the ownership breakdown among them isn’t clear, but here an estimated net worth of $1 billion per person is needed to make the cut. We value a variety of assets, including private companies, real estate, art and more. We don’t pretend to know each billionaire’s private balance sheet (though some provide it). When documentation isn’t supplied or available, we discount fortunes. For daily updates of net worths, go to www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to CBRE, FactSet Research Systems, LCH Investments, Orbis by Bureau Van Dijk, PitchBook Data, Real Capital Analytics, S&P Capital IQ, VesselsValue and the other experts who helped us with our reporting and valuations, including George de Benedicty, Ocala Ranches; Ben Bienvenu, Stephens; Jurgen Brauer, Small Arms Analytics; Sebastian Bray, Berenberg; Jonathan Chappell, Evercore ISI; Rommel T. Dionisio, Aegis Capital Corp.; Truman Fleming; Randy Giveans, Jefferies; Seth Goldstein, Morningstar; Lars Haugen, CBRE; Ashley Helgans, Jefferies; Evelyn Hendrich, Hendrich Real Estate; Arpine Kocharyan, UBS; Jonathan Lamers, BMO Nesbitt Burns; Gail Lissner; Irene Luke, Savills Monaco; Jack McCabe; Alison McGavigan, JLL; Ross Moore, Cresa; Bruce Nash, Nash Information Services; Joel Paige; Alok Patel, Berenberg; Carrie Russell, HVS; James Rutherford, Stephens; Brian Sudano, Beverage Marketing Corporation; Tim Swannie, Home Hunts; Douglas B. Taylor; Andrea Teixeira, J.P. Morgan; Steph Wissink, Jefferies; Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Pivotal Research Group; Anastasia Yianni, Cyprus Sotheby's International Realty; Ian Zaffino, Oppenheimer & Co.

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Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People In The World

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The Richest in 2022

Edited by Kerry A. Dolan
and Chase Peterson-Withorn
Bernard Arnault, Rihanna, Melanie Perkins, Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani
War, pandemic and sluggish markets hit the world’s billionaires this year. There are 2,668 of them on Forbes’ 36th-annual ranking of the planet’s richest people—87 fewer than a year ago. They’re worth a collective $12.7 trillion—$400 billion less than in 2021. The most dramatic drops have occurred in Russia, where there are 34 fewer billionaires than last year following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and China, where a government crackdown on tech companies has led to 87 fewer Chinese billionaires on the list.
Still, Forbes found more than 1,000 billionaires who are richer than they were a year ago. And 236 newcomers have become billionaires over the past year—including the first ever from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia and Uruguay. America still leads the world, with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time. China (including Macau and Hong Kong) remains number two, with 607 billionaires worth a collective $2.3 trillion. We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022 to calculate net worths. See below for the full list of the world’s billionaires and our methodology. For daily updated net worths of all 2,668 billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires rankings.
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Sanjeev Bikhchandani
$2.6 B
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$2.6 B
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United States
art, car dealerships
Automotive
1196.
J. Hyatt Brown
$2.6 B
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United States
insurance
Finance & Investments
1196.
Chen Lip Keong
$2.6 B
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Malaysia
casinos, property, energy
Gambling & Casinos
1196.
Jim Coulter
$2.6 B
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United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
1196.
Federico De Nora
$2.6 B
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Italy
electrodes
Manufacturing
1196.
Dong Wei
$2.6 B
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China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1196.
Sandeep Engineer
$2.6 B
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India
plastic pipes
Manufacturing
1196.
Alceu Elias Feldmann
$2.6 B
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Brazil
fertilizer
Energy
1196.
Frank Fertitta, III.
$2.6 B
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United States
casinos, mixed martial arts
Sports
1196.
Lorenzo Fertitta
$2.6 B
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United States
casinos, mixed martial arts
Sports
1196.
Doris Fisher
$2.6 B
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United States
Gap
Fashion & Retail
1196.
Alec Gores
$2.6 B
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United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
1196.
Rajinder Gupta
$2.6 B
new to list
63
India
textiles, paper
Manufacturing
1196.
Igor Kesaev
$2.6 B
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Russia
tobacco distribution, retail
Fashion & Retail
The World’s Youngest Billionaires: 12 Under Age 30
1196.
Raj Kumar & Kishin RK
$2.6 B
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Singapore
real estate
Real Estate
1196.
Li Hongxin & family
$2.6 B
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China
paper & related products
Manufacturing
1196.
Liu Fangyi
$2.6 B
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China
medical equipment
Healthcare
1196.
Lu Zhongfang
$2.6 B
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China
education
Automotive
1196.
Nirmal Minda
$2.6 B
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India
auto parts
Automotive
1196.
Farhad Moshiri
$2.6 B
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United Kingdom
diversified
Diversified
1196.
Hans Georg Naeder
$2.6 B
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Germany
prosthetics
Manufacturing
1196.
Eren Ozmen
$2.6 B
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United States
aerospace
Manufacturing
1196.
Ronald Perelman
$2.6 B
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United States
leveraged buyouts
Finance & Investments
1196.
Ravi Pillai
$2.6 B
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India
construction
Construction & Engineering
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Daniel Pritzker
$2.6 B
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United States
hotels, investments
Finance & Investments
1196.
Matthias Reinhart
$2.6 B
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Switzerland
financial services
Finance & Investments
1196.
Alejandro Santo Domingo
$2.6 B
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United States
beer
Food & Beverage
1196.
Vivek Chaand Sehgal
$2.6 B
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Australia
auto parts
Automotive
1196.
Kavitark Ram Shriram
$2.6 B
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United States
venture capital, Google
Technology
The Top Richest Women In The World
1196.
Hans Sy
$2.6 B
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Philippines
diversified
Diversified
1196.
Herbert Sy
$2.6 B
down arrow
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Philippines
diversified
Diversified
1196.
Tahir & family
$2.6 B
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Indonesia
diversified
Diversified
1196.
Wang Linpeng
$2.6 B
down arrow
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China
furniture retailing
Construction & Engineering
1196.
David Wertheim
$2.6 B
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Israel
Coca Cola Israel
Food & Beverage
1196.
Oprah Winfrey
$2.6 B
down arrow
68
United States
TV shows
Media & Entertainment
1196.
Xingming Zhu
$2.6 B
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China
electrical equipment
Manufacturing
1238.
Abdulla Al Futtaim & family
$2.5 B
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United Arab Emirates
auto dealers, investments
Automotive
1238.
Suhail Bahwan
$2.5 B
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Oman
diversified
Diversified
1238.
Ulrike Baro
$2.5 B
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Germany
biopharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1238.
David Baszucki
$2.5 B
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United States
online games
Media & Entertainment
1238.
Thor Bjorgolfsson
$2.5 B
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Iceland
investments
Diversified
1238.
Charles Bronfman
$2.5 B
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Canada
liquor
Food & Beverage
1238.
Chen Qiongxiang
$2.5 B
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China
batteries
Energy
1238.
Chen Tei-fu
$2.5 B
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Taiwan
herbal products
Fashion & Retail
Not Rich Enough: Here’s Who Fell Off Forbes’ 2022 Billionaires List
1238.
Chuchat Petaumpai & Daonapa Petampai
$2.5 B
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Thailand
motorcycle loans
Finance & Investments
1238.
Leon G. Cooperman
$2.5 B
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United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
1238.
Smita Crishna-Godrej
$2.5 B
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India
consumer goods
Diversified
1238.
Jacques D'Amours
$2.5 B
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Canada
convenience stores
Fashion & Retail
1238.
Maria Del Pino
$2.5 B
up arrow
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Spain
construction
Construction & Engineering
1238.
Yoichi & Keiko Erikawa
$2.5 B
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Japan
videogames
Media & Entertainment
1238.
Gerald Ford
$2.5 B
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77
United States
banking
Finance & Investments
1238.
Adi Godrej
$2.5 B
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India
consumer goods
Diversified
1238.
Jamshyd Godrej
$2.5 B
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India
diversified
Diversified
1238.
Nadir Godrej
$2.5 B
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India
consumer goods
Diversified
1238.
Sanjiv Goenka
$2.5 B
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India
diversified
Diversified
1238.
Stein Erik Hagen
$2.5 B
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Norway
consumer goods
Fashion & Retail
1238.
Donald Horton & family
$2.5 B
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United States
homebuilding
Real Estate
1238.
Hu Yangzhong
$2.5 B
down arrow
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China
technology
Technology
1238.
Baba Kalyani
$2.5 B
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India
engineering
Construction & Engineering
Trump’s Net Worth Has Jumped An Estimated $600 Million Since He Left Office
1238.
Stephen Lansdown
$2.5 B
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Guernsey
financial services
Finance & Investments
1238.
Mark Leonard & family
$2.5 B
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Canada
software
Technology
1238.
William Li
$2.5 B
down arrow
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China
electric vehicles
Automotive
1238.
K.C. Liu
$2.5 B
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Taiwan
manufacturing
Technology
1238.
Liu Xiaodong
$2.5 B
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China
flavorings
Manufacturing
1238.
Aloke Lohia
$2.5 B
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India
petrochemicals
Manufacturing
1238.
Mohamed Mansour
$2.5 B
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Egypt
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Diversified
1238.
Kishore Mariwala
$2.5 B
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India
consumer goods
Food & Beverage
1238.
Jed McCaleb
$2.5 B
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United States
cryptocurrency
Finance & Investments
1238.
Enhua Mi
$2.5 B
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China
retail
Fashion & Retail
1238.
Willy Michel
$2.5 B
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Switzerland
medical devices
Healthcare
1238.
Lachhman Das Mittal
$2.5 B
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India
tractors
Automotive
1238.
Ravi Modi
$2.5 B
new to list
45
India
readymade garments
Fashion & Retail
1238.
Charles Munger
$2.5 B
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United States
Berkshire Hathaway
Finance & Investments
1238.
Rishad Naoroji
$2.5 B
up arrow
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India
consumer goods
Diversified
1238.
Yongpei Ni & family
$2.5 B
new to list
70
China
beverages
Food & Beverage
1238.
Fatih Ozmen
$2.5 B
up arrow
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United States
aerospace
Manufacturing
1238.
Qiu Minxiu
$2.5 B
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China
semiconductors
Technology
1238.
Stewart Rahr
$2.5 B
up arrow
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United States
drug distribution
Healthcare
1238.
Prathap Reddy
$2.5 B
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India
healthcare
Healthcare
1238.
Chad Richison
$2.5 B
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United States
payroll processing
Technology
1238.
Karin Sartorius-Herbst
$2.5 B
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Germany
biopharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1238.
Christiane Schoeller
$2.5 B
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Germany
publishing
Media & Entertainment
1238.
Suh Kyung-bae
$2.5 B
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South Korea
cosmetics
Fashion & Retail
1238.
Glen Taylor
$2.5 B
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United States
printing
Service
1238.
Nadia Thiele
$2.5 B
new to list
46
Germany
investments
Finance & Investments
1238.
Wang Minwen
$2.5 B
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China
semiconductor
Technology
1238.
Huijiao Yu
$2.5 B
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China
package delivery
Logistics
1238.
Zhang Ning & family
$2.5 B
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Canada
chemicals
Manufacturing
1238.
Zhao Tao
$2.5 B
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Singapore
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
Where The Richest Live: The Cities With The Most Billionaires
1238.
Hongyi Zhou
$2.5 B
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China
security software
Technology
1292.
Rajendra Agarwal
$2.4 B
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India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1292.
George Argyros & family
$2.4 B
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United States
real estate, investments
Real Estate
1292.
Edward Bass
$2.4 B
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United States
oil, investments
Energy
1292.
Banwari Lal Bawri
$2.4 B
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India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1292.
Girdhari Lal Bawri
$2.4 B
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India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1292.
Chao Teng-hsiung
$2.4 B
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Taiwan
real estate
Real Estate
1292.
Zhisong Chen
$2.4 B
up arrow
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China
communication equipment
Technology
1292.
Chey Tae-won
$2.4 B
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South Korea
oil, semiconductor
Telecom
1292.
Choo Chong Ngen
$2.4 B
down arrow
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Singapore
hotels
Real Estate
1292.
John Coates
$2.4 B
down arrow
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United Kingdom
online gambling
Gambling & Casinos
1292.
Alexandra Daitch
$2.4 B
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United States
Cargill
Food & Beverage
1292.
Chetan Dube
$2.4 B
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United States
technology
Technology
1292.
Daniel Ek
$2.4 B
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Sweden
Spotify
Technology
1292.
John Fisher
$2.4 B
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United States
Gap
Fashion & Retail
The Richest Crypto And Blockchain Billionaires In The World
1292.
Bernard Fraisse & family
$2.4 B
up arrow
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France
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1292.
William Franke
$2.4 B
new to list
84
United States
low-cost airlines
Diversified
1292.
Caroline Hagen Kjos
$2.4 B
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Norway
conglomerate
Diversified
1292.
Lam Kong
$2.4 B
up arrow
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China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1292.
Hans Langer
$2.4 B
down arrow
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Germany
3D printing
Manufacturing
1292.
Joe Lau
$2.4 B
new to list
32
United States
blockchain, technology
Technology
1292.
Kevin David Lehmann
$2.4 B
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Germany
drugstores
Fashion & Retail
1292.
Liang Qin & family
$2.4 B
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China
semiconductor devices
Technology
1292.
Peter Lim
$2.4 B
down arrow
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Singapore
investments
Finance & Investments
1292.
Sarah MacMillan
$2.4 B
up arrow
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United States
Cargill
Food & Beverage
1292.
Kalanithi Maran
$2.4 B
down arrow
56
India
media
Media & Entertainment
1292.
Lirio Parisotto
$2.4 B
up arrow
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Brazil
investments
Finance & Investments
1292.
Rajan Raheja & family
$2.4 B
down arrow
67
India
diversified
Diversified
1292.
Alberto Roemmers
$2.4 B
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Argentina
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1292.
Rodney Sacks
$2.4 B
down arrow
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United States
energy drinks
Food & Beverage
India’s 10 Richest Billionaires
1292.
Ferit Faik Sahenk
$2.4 B
down arrow
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Turkey
diversified
Diversified
1292.
Hilton Schlosberg
$2.4 B
down arrow
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United Kingdom
energy drinks
Food & Beverage
1292.
Alberto Siccardi & family
$2.4 B
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Switzerland
medical devices
Healthcare
1292.
Salil Singhal
$2.4 B
up arrow
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India
agrochemicals
Manufacturing
1292.
Lucy Stitzer
$2.4 B
up arrow
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United States
Cargill
Food & Beverage
1292.
Otto Toto Sugiri
$2.4 B
new to list
68
Indonesia
data centers
Technology
1292.
Harley Sy
$2.4 B
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Philippines
diversified
Diversified
1292.
Teresita Sy-Coson
$2.4 B
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Philippines
diversified
Diversified
1292.
Katsumi Tada
$2.4 B
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Japan
real estate
Real Estate
1292.
Tang Yiu
$2.4 B
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Hong Kong
fashion retail
Fashion & Retail
1292.
Jeff Tangney
$2.4 B
new to list
49
United States
healthcare IT
Healthcare
1292.
Lottie Tham & family
$2.4 B
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Sweden
H&M
Fashion & Retail
1292.
T.Y. Tsai
$2.4 B
unchanged
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Taiwan
finance
Finance & Investments
1292.
Timur Turlov
$2.4 B
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Kazakhstan
stock brokerage
Finance & Investments
1292.
Hamdi Ulukaya
$2.4 B
up arrow
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Turkey
greek yogurt
Food & Beverage
These 4 Countries Got Their First Billionaire This Year
1292.
Peter Unger
$2.4 B
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Germany
auto repair
Automotive
1292.
Nikil Viswanathan
$2.4 B
new to list
34
United States
blockchain technology
Technology
1292.
Anthony Wood
$2.4 B
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United States
Roku
Technology
1292.
Zhang Hongwei
$2.4 B
down arrow
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China
oil, banking
Diversified
1292.
Zhang Li
$2.4 B
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China
real estate
Real Estate
1341.
Houshan Bai
$2.3 B
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China
lithium battery
Energy
1341.
Alex Beard
$2.3 B
up arrow
54
United Kingdom
mining, commodities
Metals & Mining
1341.
Koos Bekker
$2.3 B
down arrow
69
South Africa
media, investments
Media & Entertainment
1341.
William Boyd & family
$2.3 B
up arrow
90
United States
casinos, banking
Gambling & Casinos
1341.
Timothy Boyle
$2.3 B
down arrow
72
United States
Columbia Sportswear
Fashion & Retail
1341.
Anand Burman
$2.3 B
unchanged
69
India
consumer goods
Food & Beverage
1341.
Richard Chandler
$2.3 B
down arrow
63
New Zealand
investments
Finance & Investments
1341.
R.G. Chandramogan
$2.3 B
up arrow
73
India
dairy
Food & Beverage
1341.
Cho Young-sik
$2.3 B
new to list
60
South Korea
diagnostics
Healthcare
1341.
Chu Lam Yiu
$2.3 B
down arrow
52
Hong Kong
flavorings
Manufacturing
Here Are The Richest Tech Billionaires
1341.
Kommer Damen
$2.3 B
up arrow
78
Netherlands
shipbuilding
Manufacturing
1341.
Henry Davis
$2.3 B
up arrow
71
United States
beef processing
Food & Beverage
1341.
Ray Davis
$2.3 B
up arrow
80
United States
pipelines
Energy
1341.
Stephen Feinberg
$2.3 B
down arrow
62
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
1341.
Kenneth Feld & family
$2.3 B
up arrow
73
United States
live entertainment
Media & Entertainment
1341.
Alexander Frolov
$2.3 B
down arrow
57
Russia
mining, steel
Metals & Mining
1341.
Mario Germano Giuliani
$2.3 B
unchanged
50
Switzerland
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1341.
Serge Godin
$2.3 B
up arrow
72
Canada
information technology
Technology
1341.
Noam Gottesman
$2.3 B
unchanged
60
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
1341.
Philip & Cristina Green
$2.3 B
down arrow
70
United Kingdom
fashion retail
Fashion & Retail
1341.
Yusuf Hamied
$2.3 B
up arrow
85
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1341.
Bill Haslam
$2.3 B
up arrow
63
United States
gas stations
Fashion & Retail
1341.
Hans-Werner Hector
$2.3 B
down arrow
82
Germany
SAP
Technology
1341.
Ho Hung Anh
$2.3 B
up arrow
51
Vietnam
consumer products, banking
Finance & Investments
1341.
Douglas Hsu
$2.3 B
down arrow
79
Taiwan
diversified
Diversified
The 10 Richest Chinese Billionaires
1341.
Erman Ilicak
$2.3 B
down arrow
54
Turkey
construction
Construction & Engineering
1341.
Zhaobai Jiang
$2.3 B
up arrow
58
China
real estate
Real Estate
1341.
Osman Kibar
$2.3 B
down arrow
51
United States
biotech
Healthcare
1341.
Adam Kwok
$2.3 B
down arrow
39
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
1341.
Frank Laukien
$2.3 B
up arrow
62
United States
scientific equipment
Manufacturing
1341.
Louis Le Duff
$2.3 B
down arrow
75
France
bakeries
Food & Beverage
1341.
Solomon Lew
$2.3 B
up arrow
77
Australia
retail
Fashion & Retail
1341.
Liang Rubo
$2.3 B
new to list
39
China
TikTok
Technology
1341.
Liang Zhaoxian
$2.3 B
unchanged
57
China
appliances
Manufacturing
1341.
Prayudh Mahagitsiri
$2.3 B
up arrow
76
Thailand
coffee, shipping
Food & Beverage
1341.
Clayton Mathile
$2.3 B
unchanged
81
United States
pet food
Food & Beverage
1341.
Erwin Franz Mueller
$2.3 B
down arrow
89
Germany
drugstores
Fashion & Retail
1341.
David Murdock
$2.3 B
up arrow
98
United States
Dole, real estate
Food & Beverage
1341.
Rubens Ometto Silveira Mello
$2.3 B
up arrow
72
Brazil
sugar, ethanol
Energy
1341.
Erik Paulsson & family
$2.3 B
up arrow
80
Sweden
construction, real estate
Real Estate
1341.
Heloise Pratt
$2.3 B
down arrow
59
Australia
manufacturing, investment
Manufacturing
1341.
Qiu Jianping & family
$2.3 B
down arrow
60
China
hand tools
Manufacturing
1341.
Dirk Rossmann & family
$2.3 B
down arrow
75
Germany
drugstores
Fashion & Retail
1341.
Karin Schick
$2.3 B
down arrow
N/A
Germany
information technology
Technology
1341.
Stephan Schmidheiny
$2.3 B
unchanged
74
Switzerland
investments
Finance & Investments
1341.
Wenrong Shen
$2.3 B
down arrow
76
China
steel production
Metals & Mining
1341.
Guangxin Sun
$2.3 B
up arrow
59
China
diversified
Diversified
1341.
Mengquan Sun & family
$2.3 B
down arrow
72
China
edible oil
Food & Beverage
1341.
Thomas Tull
$2.3 B
up arrow
51
United States
movies, investments
Media & Entertainment
1341.
Ted Turner
$2.3 B
unchanged
83
United States
cable television
Media & Entertainment
1341.
David Walentas
$2.3 B
up arrow
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United States
real estate
Real Estate
1341.
Yingming Wu
$2.3 B
up arrow
55
China
batteries
Energy
1341.
Yingzhuo Xu
$2.3 B
down arrow
54
China
agribusiness
Food & Beverage
1341.
Christoph Zeller
$2.3 B
down arrow
64
Liechtenstein
dental materials
Healthcare
1341.
Zhang Wanzhen
$2.3 B
down arrow
72
China
electronics components
Manufacturing
This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World’s Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil
1341.
Xiaojuan Zhang
$2.3 B
up arrow
52
China
logistics
Logistics
1397.
Michael Ashcroft
$2.2 B
up arrow
76
United Kingdom
security
Finance & Investments
1397.
Alex Atallah
$2.2 B
new to list
30
United States
online marketplace
Technology
1397.
Brett Blundy
$2.2 B
up arrow
62
Australia
retail, agribusiness
Fashion & Retail
1397.
Chris Britt
$2.2 B
up arrow
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United States
fintech
Finance & Investments

Methodology

The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022. Some people become richer or poorer within days of publication. We list individuals rather than multigenerational families who share fortunes, though we include wealth belonging to a billionaire’s spouse and children if that person is the founder of the fortune. In some cases we list siblings or couples together if the ownership breakdown among them isn’t clear, but here an estimated net worth of $1 billion per person is needed to make the cut. We value a variety of assets, including private companies, real estate, art and more. We don’t pretend to know each billionaire’s private balance sheet (though some provide it). When documentation isn’t supplied or available, we discount fortunes. For daily updates of net worths, go to www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to CBRE, FactSet Research Systems, LCH Investments, Orbis by Bureau Van Dijk, PitchBook Data, Real Capital Analytics, S&P Capital IQ, VesselsValue and the other experts who helped us with our reporting and valuations, including George de Benedicty, Ocala Ranches; Ben Bienvenu, Stephens; Jurgen Brauer, Small Arms Analytics; Sebastian Bray, Berenberg; Jonathan Chappell, Evercore ISI; Rommel T. Dionisio, Aegis Capital Corp.; Truman Fleming; Randy Giveans, Jefferies; Seth Goldstein, Morningstar; Lars Haugen, CBRE; Ashley Helgans, Jefferies; Evelyn Hendrich, Hendrich Real Estate; Arpine Kocharyan, UBS; Jonathan Lamers, BMO Nesbitt Burns; Gail Lissner; Irene Luke, Savills Monaco; Jack McCabe; Alison McGavigan, JLL; Ross Moore, Cresa; Bruce Nash, Nash Information Services; Joel Paige; Alok Patel, Berenberg; Carrie Russell, HVS; James Rutherford, Stephens; Brian Sudano, Beverage Marketing Corporation; Tim Swannie, Home Hunts; Douglas B. Taylor; Andrea Teixeira, J.P. Morgan; Steph Wissink, Jefferies; Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Pivotal Research Group; Anastasia Yianni, Cyprus Sotheby's International Realty; Ian Zaffino, Oppenheimer & Co.

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Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People In The World

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The Richest in 2022

Edited by Kerry A. Dolan
and Chase Peterson-Withorn
Bernard Arnault, Rihanna, Melanie Perkins, Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani
War, pandemic and sluggish markets hit the world’s billionaires this year. There are 2,668 of them on Forbes’ 36th-annual ranking of the planet’s richest people—87 fewer than a year ago. They’re worth a collective $12.7 trillion—$400 billion less than in 2021. The most dramatic drops have occurred in Russia, where there are 34 fewer billionaires than last year following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and China, where a government crackdown on tech companies has led to 87 fewer Chinese billionaires on the list.
Still, Forbes found more than 1,000 billionaires who are richer than they were a year ago. And 236 newcomers have become billionaires over the past year—including the first ever from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia and Uruguay. America still leads the world, with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time. China (including Macau and Hong Kong) remains number two, with 607 billionaires worth a collective $2.3 trillion. We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022 to calculate net worths. See below for the full list of the world’s billionaires and our methodology. For daily updated net worths of all 2,668 billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires rankings.
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Cen Junda
$2.2 B
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China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
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Yadu Hari Dalmia & family
$2.2 B
unchanged
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India
cement
Manufacturing
1397.
Zhenggang Dou
$2.2 B
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China
energy, chemicals
Diversified
1397.
Weimin Du
$2.2 B
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China
vaccines
Healthcare
1397.
Devin Finzer
$2.2 B
new to list
31
United States
online marketplace
Technology
1397.
Robert Friedland
$2.2 B
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71
United States
mining
Metals & Mining
1397.
Phillip Frost
$2.2 B
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United States
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1397.
Jeffrey Gundlach
$2.2 B
unchanged
63
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
1397.
John Hancock
$2.2 B
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Australia
mining
Metals & Mining
1397.
Georg Haub
$2.2 B
down arrow
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Germany
retail
Fashion & Retail
1397.
Hortensia Herrero
$2.2 B
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71
Spain
supermarkets
Fashion & Retail
1397.
B. Wayne Hughes, Jr.
$2.2 B
up arrow
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United States
storage facilities
Real Estate
1397.
Bruce Karsh
$2.2 B
up arrow
66
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
1397.
Shlomo Kramer
$2.2 B
new to list
56
Israel
software, investments
Technology
1397.
Jonathan Kwok
$2.2 B
down arrow
30
Hong Kong
Real Estate
Real Estate
The World’s Youngest Billionaires: 12 Under Age 30
1397.
Christian Latouche
$2.2 B
up arrow
81
France
accounting services
Finance & Investments
1397.
Martin Lau
$2.2 B
down arrow
49
Hong Kong
e-commerce
Technology
1397.
Li Wa
$2.2 B
down arrow
56
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
1397.
Liang Xinjun
$2.2 B
unchanged
54
China
conglomerate
Diversified
1397.
Lin Chang Su-O
$2.2 B
unchanged
81
Taiwan
real estate
Real Estate
1397.
Lin Fanlian
$2.2 B
unchanged
60
China
energy, real estate
Energy
1397.
Lin Lairong & family
$2.2 B
new to list
53
China
iron ore mining
Metals & Mining
1397.
Daniel Lubetzky
$2.2 B
up arrow
53
United States
snack bars
Food & Beverage
1397.
Howard Marks
$2.2 B
up arrow
75
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
1397.
Craig McCaw
$2.2 B
up arrow
72
United States
telecom
Telecom
1397.
Vincent McMahon
$2.2 B
up arrow
76
United States
entertainment
Sports
1397.
Mu Rongjun
$2.2 B
down arrow
42
China
e-commerce
Technology
1397.
Jonathan Nelson
$2.2 B
up arrow
65
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
1397.
Bianca Rinehart
$2.2 B
up arrow
45
Australia
mining
Metals & Mining
1397.
Ginia Rinehart
$2.2 B
up arrow
35
Australia
mining
Metals & Mining
The Top Richest Women In The World
1397.
Filiz Sahenk
$2.2 B
down arrow
55
Turkey
diversified
Diversified
1397.
S.D. Shibulal
$2.2 B
up arrow
67
India
software services
Technology
1397.
Alexander Svetakov
$2.2 B
up arrow
54
Russia
real estate
Finance & Investments
1397.
Jeffrey Talpins
$2.2 B
up arrow
47
United States
hedge fund
Finance & Investments
1397.
Ming Tian
$2.2 B
down arrow
68
China
measuring instruments
Technology
1397.
Arvind Tiku
$2.2 B
up arrow
52
India
oil & gas, investments
Energy
1397.
Torsten Toeller
$2.2 B
down arrow
55
Germany
pet food
Fashion & Retail
1397.
Riaz Valani
$2.2 B
new to list
45
United States
e-cigarettes
Finance & Investments
1397.
Pieter van der Does
$2.2 B
down arrow
52
Netherlands
payments software
Technology
1397.
Lang Walker
$2.2 B
down arrow
76
Australia
real estate
Real Estate
1397.
Hope Welker
$2.2 B
up arrow
36
Australia
mining
Metals & Mining
1397.
Xie Bingkun & family
$2.2 B
up arrow
55
China
pearlescent pigments
Fashion & Retail
1397.
William Young
$2.2 B
up arrow
81
United States
plastics
Manufacturing
1397.
Zhou Jian
$2.2 B
new to list
45
China
solar energy equipment
Energy
1445.
Bill and Jean Adderley & family
$2.1 B
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United Kingdom
home furnishings
Fashion & Retail
Not Rich Enough: Here’s Who Fell Off Forbes’ 2022 Billionaires List
1445.
Mohamed Al Fayed
$2.1 B
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93
Egypt
retail, investments
Fashion & Retail
1445.
Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani
$2.1 B
up arrow
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Qatar
hotels, diversified
Diversified
1445.
Masaaki Arai
$2.1 B
up arrow
56
Japan
home sales
Real Estate
1445.
Tatyana Bakalchuk
$2.1 B
down arrow
46
Russia
ecommerce
Fashion & Retail
1445.
Lee Bass
$2.1 B
up arrow
65
United States
oil, investments
Energy
1445.
Alberto Bombassei
$2.1 B
down arrow
81
Italy
automotive brakes
Automotive
1445.
Jim Breyer
$2.1 B
down arrow
60
United States
venture capital
Technology
1445.
Ron Burkle
$2.1 B
up arrow
69
United States
supermarkets, investments
Finance & Investments
1445.
Chen Huwen
$2.1 B
down arrow
51
China
stationery
Manufacturing
1445.
Chen Huxiong
$2.1 B
down arrow
51
China
stationery
Manufacturing
1445.
Chen Xuehua
$2.1 B
up arrow
61
China
nonferrous
Metals & Mining
1445.
Bruce Cheng
$2.1 B
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86
Taiwan
electronics
Technology
1445.
Ryan Cohen
$2.1 B
up arrow
36
Canada
investments
Finance & Investments
1445.
Dermot Desmond
$2.1 B
down arrow
71
Ireland
finance
Finance & Investments
1445.
Fred Ehrsam
$2.1 B
up arrow
33
United States
cryptocurrency exchange
Finance & Investments
Trump’s Net Worth Has Jumped An Estimated $600 Million Since He Left Office
1445.
John Elkann
$2.1 B
up arrow
46
Italy
FIAT, investments
Finance & Investments
1445.
Bob Ell
$2.1 B
down arrow
77
Australia
real estate
Real Estate
1445.
Fang Xiaoliang & family
$2.1 B
new to list
63
China
biotech
Healthcare
1445.
Lindsay Fox
$2.1 B
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84
Australia
logistics, real estate
Logistics
1445.
Gary Friedman
$2.1 B
down arrow
64
United States
Furniture retail
Fashion & Retail
1445.
Gordon Getty
$2.1 B
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88
United States
Getty Oil
Energy
1445.
Dennis Gillings
$2.1 B
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United Kingdom
clinical trials
Healthcare
1445.
Harsh Goenka
$2.1 B
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64
India
diversified
Diversified
1445.
David Hains
$2.1 B
down arrow
91
Australia
Investments
Finance & Investments
1445.
Bahaa Hariri
$2.1 B
up arrow
55
Lebanon
real estate, investments
Real Estate
1445.
Shmuel Harlap
$2.1 B
up arrow
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Israel
automotive
Automotive
1445.
Gerry Harvey
$2.1 B
down arrow
82
Australia
retail
Fashion & Retail
1445.
Reid Hoffman
$2.1 B
up arrow
54
United States
LinkedIn
Technology
1445.
Hou Juncheng
$2.1 B
up arrow
57
China
cosmetics
Healthcare
1445.
Thomas James
$2.1 B
up arrow
79
United States
finance
Finance & Investments
1445.
Eiichi Kuriwada
$2.1 B
down arrow
75
Japan
package delivery
Logistics
1445.
Kwek Leng Kee
$2.1 B
down arrow
67
Singapore
diversified
Diversified
1445.
Lai Shixian
$2.1 B
down arrow
47
China
sports apparel
Fashion & Retail
1445.
Lau Cho Kun
$2.1 B
down arrow
86
Malaysia
palm oil, property
Diversified
1445.
Lee Hae-jin
$2.1 B
down arrow
54
South Korea
Internet
Technology
1445.
Liu Xiucai & family
$2.1 B
up arrow
65
United States
chemicals
Manufacturing
1445.
Yangyong Luo & family
$2.1 B
down arrow
46
China
mining
Metals & Mining
1445.
Igor Makarov
$2.1 B
unchanged
60
Russia
investments
Energy
1445.
Alexander Mamut
$2.1 B
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62
Russia
investments
Finance & Investments
1445.
David Mindus
$2.1 B
up arrow
50
Sweden
real estate
Real Estate
1445.
Yuji Otsuka
$2.1 B
down arrow
68
Japan
copy machines, software
Technology
1445.
Clive Palmer
$2.1 B
down arrow
68
Australia
mining
Metals & Mining
1445.
Ajay Parekh
$2.1 B
up arrow
64
India
adhesives
Manufacturing
1445.
Narendrakumar Parekh
$2.1 B
up arrow
83
India
adhesives
Manufacturing
Where The Richest Live: The Cities With The Most Billionaires
1445.
Xiangdong Qi
$2.1 B
down arrow
51
China
software
Technology
1445.
Jianhua Ren
$2.1 B
down arrow
65
China
kitchen appliances
Manufacturing
1445.
Alice Schwartz
$2.1 B
down arrow
95
United States
biotech
Healthcare
1445.
Peter Sondakh
$2.1 B
up arrow
72
Indonesia
investments
Finance & Investments
1445.
Song Fei
$2.1 B
down arrow
55
China
machinery
Manufacturing
1445.
Timothy Springer
$2.1 B
down arrow
74
United States
biotech
Healthcare
1445.
Suyu Su & family
$2.1 B
down arrow
73
China
utilities, real estate
Real Estate
1445.
Elizabeth Sy
$2.1 B
down arrow
69
Philippines
diversified
Diversified
1445.
Sukanto Tanoto
$2.1 B
up arrow
72
Indonesia
diversified
Diversified
1445.
Jayshree Ullal
$2.1 B
up arrow
61
United States
computer networking
Technology
1445.
Sunny Varkey
$2.1 B
up arrow
64
India
education
Service
1445.
Jitendra Virwani
$2.1 B
down arrow
56
India
real estate
Real Estate
1445.
Wang Ren-sheng
$2.1 B
up arrow
90
Taiwan
retail
Fashion & Retail
1445.
Wang Wenmo
$2.1 B
down arrow
65
China
sports apparel
Fashion & Retail
1445.
Thomas Wu
$2.1 B
up arrow
72
Taiwan
finance
Finance & Investments
The Richest Crypto And Blockchain Billionaires In The World
1445.
Wu Ying
$2.1 B
up arrow
57
China
materials
Manufacturing
1445.
Amy Wyss
$2.1 B
up arrow
51
United States
medical equipment
Healthcare
1445.
Xiang Guangming & family
$2.1 B
up arrow
58
China
waste disposal
Manufacturing
1445.
Xu Shugen
$2.1 B
down arrow
56
China
construction, mining machinery
Manufacturing
1445.
Steven Meng Yang & family
$2.1 B
down arrow
39
China
electronics
Technology
1445.
Clayton Zekelman
$2.1 B
up arrow
53
Canada
steel
Manufacturing
1445.
Hongfei Zhao
$2.1 B
down arrow
47
China
software
Technology
1513.
S. Daniel Abraham
$2 B
unchanged
97
United States
Slim-Fast
Food & Beverage
1513.
Aziz Akhannouch & family
$2 B
up arrow
61
Morocco
petroleum, diversified
Diversified
1513.
Andrey Andreev
$2 B
up arrow
48
United Kingdom
online dating
Technology
1513.
Ramon Ang
$2 B
down arrow
68
Philippines
diversified
Food & Beverage
1513.
Guilherme Benchimol
$2 B
down arrow
45
Brazil
financial services
Finance & Investments
1513.
Julio Bozano
$2 B
down arrow
86
Brazil
banking
Finance & Investments
1513.
Ryan Breslow
$2 B
new to list
27
United States
e-commerce software
Technology
1513.
Cao Jianwei
$2 B
up arrow
43
China
semiconductors
Manufacturing
India’s 10 Richest Billionaires
1513.
Herb Chambers
$2 B
down arrow
80
United States
car dealerships
Automotive
1513.
Daniel Chiu
$2 B
up arrow
61
Hong Kong
oil & gas
Energy
1513.
Tim Cook
$2 B
up arrow
61
United States
Apple
Technology
1513.
Brunello Cucinelli & family
$2 B
up arrow
68
Italy
fashion
Fashion & Retail
1513.
Georgi Domuschiev
$2 B
new to list
49
Bulgaria
animal health, investments
Diversified
1513.
Kiril Domuschiev
$2 B
new to list
52
Bulgaria
animal health, investments
Diversified
1513.
Glenn Dubin
$2 B
unchanged
64
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
1513.
James Duff
$2 B
up arrow
61
United States
tires, diversified
Diversified
1513.
Thomas Duff
$2 B
up arrow
65
United States
tires, diversified
Diversified
1513.
Robert Duggan
$2 B
up arrow
77
United States
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1513.
Maria Franca Fissolo
$2 B
down arrow
87
Italy
Nutella, chocolates
Food & Beverage
1513.
Fu Mingkang & family
$2 B
down arrow
59
China
manufacturing
Manufacturing
1513.
Jay Hennick
$2 B
new to list
65
Canada
real estate finance
Finance & Investments
1513.
Orion Hindawi
$2 B
unchanged
42
United States
software
Technology
1513.
Ji Qi
$2 B
down arrow
55
China
hotels, motels
Real Estate
These 4 Countries Got Their First Billionaire This Year
1513.
Kim Chang-soo
$2 B
up arrow
61
South Korea
apparel
Fashion & Retail
1513.
Vyacheslav Kim
$2 B
down arrow
52
Kazakhstan
fintech
Finance & Investments
1513.
Kuan Kam Hon & family
$2 B
down arrow
74
Malaysia
rubber gloves
Manufacturing
1513.
Egor Kulkov
$2 B
new to list
50
Russia
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1513.
Josh Kushner
$2 B
new to list
36
United States
venture capital
Finance & Investments
1513.
Henry Laufer
$2 B
down arrow
76
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
1513.
Thomas Lee
$2 B
unchanged
78
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
1513.
Michael Lee-Chin
$2 B
up arrow
71
Canada
mutual funds
Finance & Investments
1513.
Li Xuhui
$2 B
down arrow
53
China
soy sauce
Food & Beverage
1513.
Lim Kok Thay
$2 B
down arrow
70
Malaysia
casinos
Gambling & Casinos
1513.
Joao Roberto Marinho
$2 B
up arrow
68
Brazil
media
Media & Entertainment
1513.
Jose Roberto Marinho
$2 B
up arrow
66
Brazil
media
Media & Entertainment
1513.
Roberto Irineu Marinho
$2 B
up arrow
74
Brazil
media
Media & Entertainment
1513.
Jim McKelvey
$2 B
down arrow
56
United States
mobile payments
Technology
1513.
Robert Miller
$2 B
down arrow
88
United Kingdom
retail
Fashion & Retail
Here Are The Richest Tech Billionaires
1513.
David Nahmad
$2 B
unchanged
74
Monaco
art collection
Fashion & Retail
1513.
Florentino Perez
$2 B
down arrow
75
Spain
construction
Construction & Engineering
1513.
Jennifer Pritzker
$2 B
unchanged
71
United States
hotels, investments
Finance & Investments
1513.
Linda Pritzker
$2 B
unchanged
68
United States
hotels, investments
Service
1513.
P.V. Ramprasad Reddy
$2 B
down arrow
64
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1513.
Joe Rogers, Jr.
$2 B
unchanged
75
United States
Waffle House
Food & Beverage
1513.
Ruan Shuilong & family
$2 B
down arrow
86
China
chemicals
Manufacturing
1513.
Phil Ruffin
$2 B
down arrow
87
United States
casinos, real estate
Diversified
1513.
Vinod Saraf
$2 B
up arrow
69
India
chemicals
Manufacturing
1513.
Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann
$2 B
down arrow
80
Germany
auto parts
Automotive
1513.
Genhuo Shao
$2 B
up arrow
56
China
agribusiness
Food & Beverage
1513.
Shen Xiqiang & family
$2 B
unchanged
74
China
chemical
Energy
1513.
Shi Wen-long
$2 B
up arrow
94
Taiwan
plastics
Manufacturing
1513.
Thaksin Shinawatra
$2 B
unchanged
72
Thailand
investments
Finance & Investments
1513.
Alexander Skorobogatko
$2 B
down arrow
54
Russia
real estate, airport
Logistics
The 10 Richest Chinese Billionaires
1513.
Sylvia Stroeher
$2 B
unchanged
66
Germany
cosmetics
Fashion & Retail
1513.
Wichai Thongtang
$2 B
unchanged
75
Thailand
investments
Finance & Investments
1513.
Todd Wagner
$2 B
up arrow
61
United States
online media
Media & Entertainment
1513.
Wang Jianguo
$2 B
new to list
62
China
retail
Fashion & Retail
1513.
Shuifu Wang
$2 B
new to list
67
China
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
1513.
Wenbiao Wang
$2 B
up arrow
65
China
natural gas, fertilizers
Manufacturing
1513.
Kanye West
$2 B
up arrow
44
United States
music, sneakers
Fashion & Retail
1513.
Evan Williams
$2 B
down arrow
50
United States
Twitter
Technology
1513.
Zhongyi Wu
$2 B
down arrow
48
China
electronics
Technology
1513.
Zhihan Xu
$2 B
down arrow
49
China
electronics
Technology
1513.
Yan Zhi
$2 B
unchanged
49
China
real estate
Real Estate
1513.
Michael Ying
$2 B
down arrow
72
Hong Kong
retail
Fashion & Retail
1513.
Yuan Liping
$2 B
down arrow
51
Canada
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1579.
Anu Aga
$1.9 B
up arrow
79
India
engineering
Construction & Engineering
1579.
Joy Alukkas
$1.9 B
list returnee
65
India
jewelry
Fashion & Retail
1579.
Sezai Bacaksiz
$1.9 B
down arrow
72
Turkey
diversified
Diversified
1579.
Baokun Bai
$1.9 B
down arrow
52
China
hardware
Manufacturing
1579.
Acharya Balkrishna
$1.9 B
down arrow
49
India
consumer goods
Food & Beverage
1579.
Kiki Barki
$1.9 B
list returnee
82
Indonesia
coal
Energy
1579.
John Bloor
$1.9 B
up arrow
78
United Kingdom
real estate, manufacturing
Diversified
1579.
Nicola Bulgari
$1.9 B
unchanged
81
Italy
luxury goods
Fashion & Retail
1579.
Alejandro Bulgheroni
$1.9 B
down arrow
77
Argentina
oil & gas
Energy
1579.
Chen Kaichen
$1.9 B
up arrow
N/A
China
household chemicals
Manufacturing
1579.
Fernando Chico Pardo
$1.9 B
up arrow
70
Mexico
airport management
Service
1579.
Jose Luis Cutrale
$1.9 B
down arrow
75
Brazil
orange juice
Food & Beverage
1579.
D. Leopoldo Del Pino
$1.9 B
up arrow
59
Spain
construction
Construction & Engineering
1579.
James Dinan
$1.9 B
unchanged
62
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
1579.
Francois Feuillet & family
$1.9 B
unchanged
73
France
motorhomes, RVs
Automotive
1579.
Guangming Fu & family
$1.9 B
down arrow
68
China
poultry
Food & Beverage
1579.
Mario Gabelli
$1.9 B
up arrow
80
United States
money management
Finance & Investments
This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World’s Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil
1579.
Reinold Geiger
$1.9 B
up arrow
74
Austria
beauty products
Fashion & Retail
1579.
He Zhenggang
$1.9 B
new to list
68
China
chemicals
Manufacturing
1579.
Roberto Hernandez Ramirez
$1.9 B
unchanged
80
Mexico
banking, investments
Finance & Investments
1579.
Hoi Kin Hong
$1.9 B
down arrow
69
Macau
real estate
Real Estate
1579.
Huang Qiaoling
$1.9 B
down arrow
63
China
amusement parks
Media & Entertainment

Methodology

The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022. Some people become richer or poorer within days of publication. We list individuals rather than multigenerational families who share fortunes, though we include wealth belonging to a billionaire’s spouse and children if that person is the founder of the fortune. In some cases we list siblings or couples together if the ownership breakdown among them isn’t clear, but here an estimated net worth of $1 billion per person is needed to make the cut. We value a variety of assets, including private companies, real estate, art and more. We don’t pretend to know each billionaire’s private balance sheet (though some provide it). When documentation isn’t supplied or available, we discount fortunes. For daily updates of net worths, go to www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to CBRE, FactSet Research Systems, LCH Investments, Orbis by Bureau Van Dijk, PitchBook Data, Real Capital Analytics, S&P Capital IQ, VesselsValue and the other experts who helped us with our reporting and valuations, including George de Benedicty, Ocala Ranches; Ben Bienvenu, Stephens; Jurgen Brauer, Small Arms Analytics; Sebastian Bray, Berenberg; Jonathan Chappell, Evercore ISI; Rommel T. Dionisio, Aegis Capital Corp.; Truman Fleming; Randy Giveans, Jefferies; Seth Goldstein, Morningstar; Lars Haugen, CBRE; Ashley Helgans, Jefferies; Evelyn Hendrich, Hendrich Real Estate; Arpine Kocharyan, UBS; Jonathan Lamers, BMO Nesbitt Burns; Gail Lissner; Irene Luke, Savills Monaco; Jack McCabe; Alison McGavigan, JLL; Ross Moore, Cresa; Bruce Nash, Nash Information Services; Joel Paige; Alok Patel, Berenberg; Carrie Russell, HVS; James Rutherford, Stephens; Brian Sudano, Beverage Marketing Corporation; Tim Swannie, Home Hunts; Douglas B. Taylor; Andrea Teixeira, J.P. Morgan; Steph Wissink, Jefferies; Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Pivotal Research Group; Anastasia Yianni, Cyprus Sotheby's International Realty; Ian Zaffino, Oppenheimer & Co.

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Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People In The World

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The Richest in 2022

Edited by Kerry A. Dolan
and Chase Peterson-Withorn
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War, pandemic and sluggish markets hit the world’s billionaires this year. There are 2,668 of them on Forbes’ 36th-annual ranking of the planet’s richest people—87 fewer than a year ago. They’re worth a collective $12.7 trillion—$400 billion less than in 2021. The most dramatic drops have occurred in Russia, where there are 34 fewer billionaires than last year following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and China, where a government crackdown on tech companies has led to 87 fewer Chinese billionaires on the list.
Still, Forbes found more than 1,000 billionaires who are richer than they were a year ago. And 236 newcomers have become billionaires over the past year—including the first ever from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia and Uruguay. America still leads the world, with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time. China (including Macau and Hong Kong) remains number two, with 607 billionaires worth a collective $2.3 trillion. We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022 to calculate net worths. See below for the full list of the world’s billionaires and our methodology. For daily updated net worths of all 2,668 billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires rankings.
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Newcomers: Rihanna, Peter Jackson And 234 Others Debut This Year
1579.
Willis Johnson
$1.9 B
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United States
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Keeree Kanjanapas
$1.9 B
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71
Thailand
transportation
Real Estate
1579.
Kim Dae-il
$1.9 B
up arrow
42
South Korea
mobile gaming
Technology
1579.
Kim Hyoung-nyon
$1.9 B
new to list
46
South Korea
fintech
Finance & Investments
1579.
Andrei Kozitsyn
$1.9 B
down arrow
61
Russia
metals
Metals & Mining
1579.
Thomas Kwok
$1.9 B
down arrow
70
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
1579.
Lei Jufang
$1.9 B
up arrow
69
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1579.
David Lichtenstein
$1.9 B
up arrow
60
United States
real estate
Real Estate
1579.
Lin Dingqiang & family
$1.9 B
unchanged
55
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
1579.
Mikhail Lomtadze
$1.9 B
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Georgia
fintech
Finance & Investments
1579.
Melissa Ma
$1.9 B
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China
Internet search
Technology
1579.
Yusaku Maezawa
$1.9 B
unchanged
46
Japan
online retail
Technology
1579.
Katarina Martinson
$1.9 B
down arrow
40
Sweden
investments
Diversified
1579.
Shouliang Miao
$1.9 B
up arrow
67
China
real estate
Real Estate
1579.
Romano Minozzi
$1.9 B
up arrow
87
Italy
utilities, diversified
Diversified
The World’s Youngest Billionaires: 12 Under Age 30
1579.
Pedro Moreira Salles
$1.9 B
down arrow
62
Brazil
banking, minerals
Diversified
1579.
Alexander Nesis
$1.9 B
down arrow
59
Russia
metals, banking, fertilizers
Finance & Investments
1579.
Nguyen Dang Quang
$1.9 B
up arrow
58
Vietnam
consumer products, banking
Food & Beverage
1579.
Oei Hong Leong
$1.9 B
up arrow
74
Singapore
investments
Finance & Investments
1579.
Nihat Ozdemir
$1.9 B
down arrow
72
Turkey
diversified
Diversified
1579.
Gretel Packer
$1.9 B
down arrow
56
Australia
casinos
Media & Entertainment
1579.
Benjamin Zhengmin Pan & family
$1.9 B
down arrow
52
China
electronics
Technology
1579.
Victor Pinchuk
$1.9 B
down arrow
61
Ukraine
steel pipes, diversified
Metals & Mining
1579.
Alexander Ponomarenko
$1.9 B
down arrow
57
Russia
real estate, airport
Logistics
1579.
Qi Jinxing
$1.9 B
up arrow
60
China
real estate
Real Estate
1579.
Larry Robbins
$1.9 B
unchanged
52
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
1579.
Dwight Schar
$1.9 B
list returnee
80
United States
homebuilding, NFL team
Construction & Engineering
1579.
Shi Yifeng
$1.9 B
up arrow
48
China
medical cosmetics
Healthcare
1579.
Sun Hongjun
$1.9 B
new to list
48
China
semiconductors
Technology
1579.
Anand Surana
$1.9 B
new to list
51
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
The Top Richest Women In The World
1579.
Dilip Surana
$1.9 B
new to list
56
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1579.
Djoko Susanto
$1.9 B
up arrow
72
Indonesia
supermarkets
Fashion & Retail
1579.
Sze Man Bok
$1.9 B
down arrow
72
China
hygiene products
Manufacturing
1579.
Alain Taravella
$1.9 B
down arrow
74
France
real estate development
Real Estate
1579.
Martin Viessmann
$1.9 B
up arrow
68
Germany
heating and cooling equipment
Manufacturing
1579.
Georg von Opel
$1.9 B
down arrow
55
Switzerland
real estate, investments
Finance & Investments
1579.
Changtian Wang
$1.9 B
down arrow
56
China
TV, movie production
Media & Entertainment
1579.
Wang Chaobin
$1.9 B
down arrow
66
China
real estate
Real Estate
1579.
Wang Chou-hsiong
$1.9 B
down arrow
81
Taiwan
footwear
Manufacturing
1579.
Wang Xiaoshen
$1.9 B
up arrow
53
China
lithium
Manufacturing
1579.
Wei Yin-Heng
$1.9 B
unchanged
63
Taiwan
food, beverages
Food & Beverage
1579.
Xue Xiangdong & family
$1.9 B
down arrow
63
China
software
Technology
1579.
Yuan Fugen & family
$1.9 B
down arrow
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China
metal processing
Manufacturing
1579.
David Zalik
$1.9 B
up arrow
48
United States
financial technology
Technology
1645.
Leslie Alexander
$1.8 B
unchanged
78
United States
sports team
Sports
Not Rich Enough: Here’s Who Fell Off Forbes’ 2022 Billionaires List
1645.
Igor Altushkin
$1.8 B
down arrow
51
Russia
metals
Metals & Mining
1645.
Roberto Angelini Rossi
$1.8 B
down arrow
73
Chile
forestry, mining
Diversified
1645.
Nigel Austin
$1.8 B
up arrow
51
Australia
retail
Fashion & Retail
1645.
Bang Jun-hyuk
$1.8 B
down arrow
53
South Korea
online gaming
Media & Entertainment
1645.
O. Francis Biondi
$1.8 B
unchanged
57
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
1645.
Chang Byung-gyu
$1.8 B
up arrow
48
South Korea
online games
Technology
1645.
Chang Kuo-Ming
$1.8 B
new to list
N/A
Taiwan
Transportation
Logistics
1645.
Chen Gang
$1.8 B
up arrow
54
China
solar energy
Energy
1645.
Liying Chen
$1.8 B
up arrow
46
China
package delivery
Logistics
1645.
Chen Xueli
$1.8 B
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70
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1645.
Chi Yufeng
$1.8 B
down arrow
51
China
software
Technology
1645.
Mark Coombs
$1.8 B
down arrow
61
United Kingdom
finance
Finance & Investments
1645.
Tench Coxe
$1.8 B
new to list
64
United States
venture capital
Finance & Investments
1645.
John de Mol
$1.8 B
down arrow
67
Netherlands
TV programs
Media & Entertainment
1645.
Alfredo Egydio Arruda Villela Filho
$1.8 B
up arrow
52
Brazil
banking
Finance & Investments
Trump’s Net Worth Has Jumped An Estimated $600 Million Since He Left Office
1645.
Ibrahim Erdemoglu
$1.8 B
down arrow
59
Turkey
carpet
Manufacturing
1645.
Philip Fayer
$1.8 B
up arrow
N/A
Canada
online payments
Finance & Investments
1645.
Paul Foster
$1.8 B
up arrow
64
United States
oil refining
Energy
1645.
James France
$1.8 B
unchanged
77
United States
Nascar, racing
Sports
1645.
Yasuhiro Fukushima
$1.8 B
down arrow
74
Japan
video games
Media & Entertainment
1645.
Zhongru Gan
$1.8 B
down arrow
73
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1645.
Rahul Gautam
$1.8 B
up arrow
69
India
mattresses
Fashion & Retail
1645.
Ali Ghodsi
$1.8 B
unchanged
43
Sweden
data analytics
Technology
1645.
Giammaria Giuliani
$1.8 B
up arrow
44
Switzerland
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1645.
Christopher Goldsbury
$1.8 B
up arrow
79
United States
salsa
Food & Beverage
1645.
Alexandre Grendene Bartelle
$1.8 B
up arrow
72
Brazil
shoes
Fashion & Retail
1645.
Surjit Kumar Gupta
$1.8 B
down arrow
80
India
electrical equipment
Manufacturing
1645.
Brian Higgins
$1.8 B
unchanged
57
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
1645.
David Hindawi
$1.8 B
unchanged
77
United States
software
Technology
1645.
Chengzhong Hu
$1.8 B
up arrow
61
China
manufacturing
Manufacturing
1645.
Huang Min
$1.8 B
new to list
48
China
machinery
Manufacturing
1645.
Stanley Hubbard
$1.8 B
down arrow
88
United States
DirecTV
Media & Entertainment
1645.
Hui Lin Chit
$1.8 B
down arrow
68
China
hygiene products
Manufacturing
1645.
Hal Jackman
$1.8 B
down arrow
89
Canada
insurance, investments
Finance & Investments
1645.
Stephen Jarislowsky
$1.8 B
unchanged
96
Canada
money management
Finance & Investments
1645.
Mark & Robyn Jones
$1.8 B
down arrow
N/A
United States
insurance
Finance & Investments
1645.
George Joseph
$1.8 B
down arrow
100
United States
insurance
Finance & Investments
1645.
Kim Kardashian
$1.8 B
up arrow
41
United States
cosmetics, reality TV
Fashion & Retail
1645.
Dominika Kulczyk
$1.8 B
down arrow
44
Poland
diversified
Finance & Investments
1645.
Edward Lampert
$1.8 B
up arrow
59
United States
Sears
Finance & Investments
1645.
Marc Lasry
$1.8 B
unchanged
61
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
1645.
Michiel Le Roux
$1.8 B
up arrow
72
South Africa
banking
Finance & Investments
1645.
Peter Leibinger
$1.8 B
down arrow
55
Germany
machine tools
Manufacturing
1645.
Regine Leibinger
$1.8 B
down arrow
59
Germany
machine tools
Manufacturing
1645.
Nicola Leibinger-Kammueller
$1.8 B
down arrow
62
Germany
manufacturing
Manufacturing
Where The Richest Live: The Cities With The Most Billionaires
1645.
Wolfgang Leitner
$1.8 B
unchanged
69
Austria
engineering
Construction & Engineering
1645.
Liu Zhongtian & family
$1.8 B
down arrow
58
China
aluminum products
Manufacturing
1645.
Bill Malhotra
$1.8 B
up arrow
72
Canada
real estate
Real Estate
1645.
Charlwin Mao
$1.8 B
new to list
N/A
China
e-commerce
Fashion & Retail
1645.
George Marcus
$1.8 B
up arrow
80
United States
real estate
Real Estate
1645.
Yves-Loic Martin
$1.8 B
up arrow
56
France
laboratory services
Healthcare
1645.
Gary Michelson
$1.8 B
up arrow
73
United States
medical patents
Healthcare
1645.
Robert G. Miller
$1.8 B
down arrow
76
Canada
electronics components
Technology
1645.
Fernando Roberto Moreira Salles
$1.8 B
down arrow
75
Brazil
banking, minerals
Diversified
1645.
Joao Moreira Salles
$1.8 B
down arrow
60
Brazil
banking, minerals
Diversified
1645.
Walther Moreira Salles Junior
$1.8 B
down arrow
65
Brazil
banking, minerals
Finance & Investments
1645.
Zugen Ni
$1.8 B
up arrow
65
China
appliances
Manufacturing
1645.
Liora Ofer
$1.8 B
up arrow
68
Israel
investments
Finance & Investments
1645.
Mrudula Parekh
$1.8 B
new to list
74
India
adhesives
Manufacturing
1645.
David Paul
$1.8 B
up arrow
55
United States
medical devices
Healthcare
The Richest Crypto And Blockchain Billionaires In The World
1645.
Pierre Karl Péladeau
$1.8 B
down arrow
60
Canada
media
Media & Entertainment
1645.
Miranda Qu
$1.8 B
new to list
37
China
e-commerce
Fashion & Retail
1645.
Phillip T. (Terry) Ragon
$1.8 B
down arrow
72
United States
health IT
Technology
1645.
G. Rajendran
$1.8 B
up arrow
79
India
jewellery
Fashion & Retail
1645.
Krit Ratanarak
$1.8 B
down arrow
75
Thailand
media, real estate
Media & Entertainment
1645.
Jerry Reinsdorf
$1.8 B
up arrow
86
United States
sports teams
Sports
1645.
Mochtar Riady & family
$1.8 B
up arrow
92
Indonesia
diversified
Diversified
1645.
Rajju Shroff
$1.8 B
up arrow
88
India
agrochemicals
Manufacturing
1645.
Frank Slootman
$1.8 B
down arrow
63
United States
software
Technology
1645.
Henry Swieca
$1.8 B
unchanged
64
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
1645.
Yuequn Tao
$1.8 B
down arrow
62
China
Contact Lens
Fashion & Retail
1645.
Robert Toennies
$1.8 B
up arrow
43
Germany
meat processing
Food & Beverage
1645.
Torbjorn Tornqvist
$1.8 B
unchanged
68
Sweden
oil trading
Energy
1645.
Zhenghua Wang
$1.8 B
down arrow
77
China
budget airline
Service
1645.
Charlotte Colket Weber
$1.8 B
up arrow
79
United States
Campbell Soup
Food & Beverage
India’s 10 Richest Billionaires
1645.
Wu Lanlan & family
$1.8 B
down arrow
48
China
packaging
Manufacturing
1645.
Wu Yulan
$1.8 B
up arrow
52
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1645.
Elaine Wynn
$1.8 B
down arrow
79
United States
casinos, hotels
Gambling & Casinos
1645.
Xu Shijun & family
$1.8 B
new to list
59
China
manufacturing
Manufacturing
1645.
Xu Xudong & family
$1.8 B
up arrow
52
China
auto parts
Automotive
1645.
Yang Xuegang
$1.8 B
down arrow
57
China
coking
Manufacturing
1645.
Zhang Chuanwei & family
$1.8 B
up arrow
59
China
machinery
Manufacturing
1645.
Xuexin Zhang & family
$1.8 B
unchanged
74
China
aluminum
Metals & Mining
1729.
Noubar Afeyan
$1.7 B
down arrow
59
United States
biotech
Healthcare
1729.
Farkhad Akhmedov
$1.7 B
up arrow
66
Russia
investments
Energy
1729.
Marc Andreessen
$1.7 B
unchanged
50
United States
venture capital investing
Finance & Investments
1729.
John Bicket
$1.7 B
up arrow
42
United States
sensor systems
Technology
1729.
Zadik Bino & family
$1.7 B
up arrow
78
Israel
banking, oil
Diversified
1729.
Alex Birkenstock
$1.7 B
unchanged
53
Germany
shoes
Fashion & Retail
1729.
Christian Birkenstock
$1.7 B
unchanged
49
Germany
shoes
Fashion & Retail
These 4 Countries Got Their First Billionaire This Year
1729.
Sanjit Biswas
$1.7 B
up arrow
40
United States
sensor systems
Technology
1729.
David Booth
$1.7 B
down arrow
76
United States
mutual funds
Finance & Investments
1729.
Josef Boquoi & family
$1.7 B
down arrow
88
Germany
frozen foods
Food & Beverage
1729.
Saket Burman
$1.7 B
unchanged
45
United Kingdom
consumer goods
Food & Beverage
1729.
Mingtong Cai
$1.7 B
down arrow
70
China
electronic components
Technology
1729.
Chen Yung-tai
$1.7 B
up arrow
86
Taiwan
real estate
Real Estate
1729.
Manas Chiaravanond
$1.7 B
up arrow
N/A
Thailand
diversified
Diversified
1729.
Phongthep Chiaravanont
$1.7 B
up arrow
70
Thailand
diversified
Diversified
1729.
Ivan Chrenko
$1.7 B
unchanged
54
Slovakia
real estate
Real Estate
1729.
Sol Daurella
$1.7 B
down arrow
56
Spain
Coca-Cola bottler
Food & Beverage
1729.
Dulce Pugliese de Godoy Bueno
$1.7 B
down arrow
74
Brazil
hospitals, health care
Healthcare
1729.
Norbert Dentressangle
$1.7 B
up arrow
67
France
transport, logistics
Logistics
1729.
Oleg Deripaska
$1.7 B
down arrow
54
Russia
aluminum, utilities
Metals & Mining
1729.
Dong Jinggui
$1.7 B
down arrow
52
China
electric scooters
Automotive
1729.
Keith Dunleavy & family
$1.7 B
up arrow
52
United States
health IT
Healthcare
Here Are The Richest Tech Billionaires
1729.
Donald Foss
$1.7 B
up arrow
77
United States
auto loans
Automotive
1729.
Rolf Gerling
$1.7 B
down arrow
67
Germany
insurance
Finance & Investments
1729.
G. Gnanalingam
$1.7 B
unchanged
77
Malaysia
ports
Logistics
1729.
He Zhaoxi
$1.7 B
down arrow
48
China
software
Technology
1729.
William Heinecke
$1.7 B
down arrow
72
Thailand
hotels
Real Estate
1729.
Huh Jae-myung
$1.7 B
up arrow
50
South Korea
electric components
Manufacturing
1729.
Tianjiang Jia & family
$1.7 B
unchanged
59
China
non-ferrous metals
Metals & Mining
1729.
Michael Jordan
$1.7 B
up arrow
59
United States
Charlotte Hornets, endorsements
Sports
1729.
Dmitry Kamenshchik
$1.7 B
down arrow
53
Russia
airport
Service
1729.
Kim Taek-jin
$1.7 B
down arrow
55
South Korea
online games
Media & Entertainment
1729.
Koo Kwang-mo
$1.7 B
down arrow
44
South Korea
LG
Diversified
1729.
Anthony Langley
$1.7 B
up arrow
67
United Kingdom
manufacturing
Diversified
1729.
Lee Joong-keun
$1.7 B
up arrow
81
South Korea
construction, real estate
Construction & Engineering
1729.
James Leininger
$1.7 B
up arrow
77
United States
medical products
Healthcare
1729.
Li Haiyan
$1.7 B
down arrow
N/A
China
restaurants
Food & Beverage
The 10 Richest Chinese Billionaires
1729.
Li Jianli
$1.7 B
new to list
49
China
lithium-ion battery cap
Manufacturing
1729.
Weiwei Li
$1.7 B
down arrow
45
China
online games
Technology
1729.
Li Zhigang
$1.7 B
new to list
45
China
machinery
Manufacturing
1729.
Jimmy John Liautaud
$1.7 B
unchanged
58
United States
sandwich chain
Food & Beverage
1729.
Louise Lindh
$1.7 B
down arrow
42
Sweden
investments
Diversified
1729.
Lu Di
$1.7 B
unchanged
N/A
China
drones
Technology
1729.
Anand Mahindra
$1.7 B
down arrow
66
India
diversified
Diversified
1729.
Bruce Mathieson
$1.7 B
up arrow
78
Australia
hotels
Food & Beverage
1729.
Billy Joe (Red) McCombs
$1.7 B
up arrow
94
United States
real estate, oil, cars, sports
Diversified
1729.
Deepak Mehta
$1.7 B
up arrow
65
India
chemicals
Manufacturing
1729.
Mario Moretti Polegato & family
$1.7 B
up arrow
69
Italy
shoes
Fashion & Retail
1729.
Alberto Palatchi
$1.7 B
up arrow
72
Spain
wedding dresses
Fashion & Retail
1729.
Nelson Peltz
$1.7 B
up arrow
79
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
1729.
Jorge Perez
$1.7 B
unchanged
72
United States
real estate
Real Estate
1729.
Alberto Prada
$1.7 B
down arrow
68
Italy
luxury goods
Fashion & Retail
1729.
Marina Prada
$1.7 B
down arrow
76
Italy
luxury goods
Fashion & Retail
1729.
M.Satyanarayana Reddy
$1.7 B
up arrow
64
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1729.
Rihanna
$1.7 B
new to list
34
Barbados
music, cosmetics
Fashion & Retail
1729.
Arkady Rotenberg
$1.7 B
down arrow
70
Russia
construction, pipes, banking
Construction & Engineering
1729.
Dieter Schnabel
$1.7 B
down arrow
76
Germany
chemicals
Manufacturing
1729.
Shang Xiaobo & family
$1.7 B
down arrow
48
China
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
1729.
Shao Qinxiang
$1.7 B
unchanged
67
China
diversified
Manufacturing
1729.
Renate Sick-Glaser
$1.7 B
down arrow
N/A
Germany
sensor technology
Technology
1729.
Basudeo Singh
$1.7 B
up arrow
81
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1729.
Edward Stack
$1.7 B
up arrow
67
United States
Dick's Sporting Goods
Fashion & Retail
1729.
Weijie Sun
$1.7 B
up arrow
58
China
oilfield equipment
Manufacturing
1729.
Vonnarat Tangkaravakoon
$1.7 B
unchanged
50
Thailand
wire & cables, paints
Manufacturing
1729.
Byron Trott
$1.7 B
new to list
63
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
1729.
Jan Van Geet
$1.7 B
up arrow
50
Belgium
real estate developer
Real Estate
1729.
Radha Vembu
$1.7 B
up arrow
49
India
business software
Technology
This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World’s Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil
1729.
Patrizio Vinciarelli
$1.7 B
down arrow
75
United States
electronic components
Technology
1729.
Mingwang Wang
$1.7 B
up arrow
54
China
electronics components
Manufacturing
1729.
Wang Yanqing & family
$1.7 B
unchanged
75
China
carbon fiber products
Manufacturing
1729.
Lars Wingefors
$1.7 B
down arrow
45
Sweden
video games
Media & Entertainment
1729.
Stephen Winn
$1.7 B
down arrow
75
United States
real estate services
Real Estate

Methodology

The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022. Some people become richer or poorer within days of publication. We list individuals rather than multigenerational families who share fortunes, though we include wealth belonging to a billionaire’s spouse and children if that person is the founder of the fortune. In some cases we list siblings or couples together if the ownership breakdown among them isn’t clear, but here an estimated net worth of $1 billion per person is needed to make the cut. We value a variety of assets, including private companies, real estate, art and more. We don’t pretend to know each billionaire’s private balance sheet (though some provide it). When documentation isn’t supplied or available, we discount fortunes. For daily updates of net worths, go to www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to CBRE, FactSet Research Systems, LCH Investments, Orbis by Bureau Van Dijk, PitchBook Data, Real Capital Analytics, S&P Capital IQ, VesselsValue and the other experts who helped us with our reporting and valuations, including George de Benedicty, Ocala Ranches; Ben Bienvenu, Stephens; Jurgen Brauer, Small Arms Analytics; Sebastian Bray, Berenberg; Jonathan Chappell, Evercore ISI; Rommel T. Dionisio, Aegis Capital Corp.; Truman Fleming; Randy Giveans, Jefferies; Seth Goldstein, Morningstar; Lars Haugen, CBRE; Ashley Helgans, Jefferies; Evelyn Hendrich, Hendrich Real Estate; Arpine Kocharyan, UBS; Jonathan Lamers, BMO Nesbitt Burns; Gail Lissner; Irene Luke, Savills Monaco; Jack McCabe; Alison McGavigan, JLL; Ross Moore, Cresa; Bruce Nash, Nash Information Services; Joel Paige; Alok Patel, Berenberg; Carrie Russell, HVS; James Rutherford, Stephens; Brian Sudano, Beverage Marketing Corporation; Tim Swannie, Home Hunts; Douglas B. Taylor; Andrea Teixeira, J.P. Morgan; Steph Wissink, Jefferies; Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Pivotal Research Group; Anastasia Yianni, Cyprus Sotheby's International Realty; Ian Zaffino, Oppenheimer & Co.

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Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People In The World

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The Richest in 2022

Edited by Kerry A. Dolan
and Chase Peterson-Withorn
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War, pandemic and sluggish markets hit the world’s billionaires this year. There are 2,668 of them on Forbes’ 36th-annual ranking of the planet’s richest people—87 fewer than a year ago. They’re worth a collective $12.7 trillion—$400 billion less than in 2021. The most dramatic drops have occurred in Russia, where there are 34 fewer billionaires than last year following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and China, where a government crackdown on tech companies has led to 87 fewer Chinese billionaires on the list.
Still, Forbes found more than 1,000 billionaires who are richer than they were a year ago. And 236 newcomers have become billionaires over the past year—including the first ever from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia and Uruguay. America still leads the world, with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time. China (including Macau and Hong Kong) remains number two, with 607 billionaires worth a collective $2.3 trillion. We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022 to calculate net worths. See below for the full list of the world’s billionaires and our methodology. For daily updated net worths of all 2,668 billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires rankings.
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Ian Wood & family
$1.7 B
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United Kingdom
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Gordon Wu
$1.7 B
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Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
1729.
Wu Xiangdong
$1.7 B
new to list
53
China
consumer
Food & Beverage
1729.
Yao Kuizhang
$1.7 B
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57
China
beverages
Food & Beverage
1729.
Vladimir Yevtushenkov
$1.7 B
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73
Russia
telecom, investments
Telecom
1729.
Dasheng Yi
$1.7 B
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China
conglomerate
Diversified
1729.
Yu Lili
$1.7 B
new to list
54
China
electronic components
Manufacturing
1729.
Alan Zekelman
$1.7 B
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Canada
steel
Manufacturing
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Kaitian Zeng
$1.7 B
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China
online games
Technology
1729.
Zhang Jingzhang & family
$1.7 B
down arrow
86
China
precision machinery
Manufacturing
1729.
Zhang Yubai
$1.7 B
down arrow
57
China
wine
Food & Beverage
1729.
Zheng Hong & family
$1.7 B
up arrow
71
China
electronics
Technology
1729.
Zhong Peifeng
$1.7 B
up arrow
59
United States
semiconductor
Telecom
1729.
Zhou Zongwen & family
$1.7 B
down arrow
65
China
jewelry
Fashion & Retail
1729.
Zhu Yiming
$1.7 B
up arrow
49
China
semiconductors
Technology
The World’s Youngest Billionaires: 12 Under Age 30
1729.
Zhaojiang Zhu
$1.7 B
down arrow
48
China
Smartphones
Manufacturing
1729.
Anita Zucker
$1.7 B
down arrow
70
United States
chemicals
Manufacturing
1818.
Herbert Allen, Jr. & family
$1.6 B
up arrow
82
United States
investment banking
Finance & Investments
1818.
Vasily Anisimov
$1.6 B
down arrow
70
Russia
real estate
Metals & Mining
1818.
Mori Arkin
$1.6 B
up arrow
69
Israel
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1818.
Semahat Sevim Arsel
$1.6 B
down arrow
93
Turkey
diversified
Diversified
1818.
Clifford Asness
$1.6 B
up arrow
55
United States
money management
Finance & Investments
1818.
Louis Bacon
$1.6 B
up arrow
65
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
1818.
Hari Bhartia
$1.6 B
65
India
diversified
Diversified
1818.
Shyam Bhartia
$1.6 B
69
India
pharmaceuticals, food
Healthcare
1818.
Amit Burman
$1.6 B
unchanged
52
India
consumer goods
Food & Beverage
1818.
Chen Shibin
$1.6 B
new to list
55
China
quartz products
Manufacturing
1818.
Chen Tianshi
$1.6 B
down arrow
37
China
semiconductors
Technology
1818.
Robert Clark
$1.6 B
new to list
63
United States
construction
Construction & Engineering
1818.
Ana Lucia de Mattos Barretto Villela
$1.6 B
up arrow
48
Brazil
banking
Finance & Investments
The Top Richest Women In The World
1818.
Diao Zhizhong
$1.6 B
down arrow
58
China
software
Technology
1818.
Jamie Dimon
$1.6 B
down arrow
66
United States
banking
Finance & Investments
1818.
Gary Fegel
$1.6 B
up arrow
48
Switzerland
commodities, investments
Metals & Mining
1818.
Gao Yunfeng
$1.6 B
up arrow
55
China
industrial lasers
Manufacturing
1818.
Philippe Ginestet & family
$1.6 B
down arrow
68
France
retail stores
Fashion & Retail
1818.
Sebastian Glaser
$1.6 B
down arrow
N/A
Germany
sensor technology
Technology
1818.
Sam Goi
$1.6 B
down arrow
75
Singapore
frozen foods
Food & Beverage
1818.
Lance Gokongwei
$1.6 B
up arrow
54
Philippines
diversified
Diversified
1818.
Sergei Gordeev
$1.6 B
down arrow
49
Russia
real estate
Real Estate
1818.
Bill Gross
$1.6 B
up arrow
77
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
1818.
Sue Gross
$1.6 B
up arrow
72
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
1818.
Patrick Hanrahan
$1.6 B
down arrow
66
United States
software
Technology
1818.
Lutz Mario Helmig
$1.6 B
down arrow
75
Germany
hospitals
Healthcare
1818.
Ilkka Herlin
$1.6 B
down arrow
63
Finland
elevators, escalators
Manufacturing
1818.
Asok Kumar Hiranandani
$1.6 B
unchanged
67
Singapore
real estate
Real Estate
Not Rich Enough: Here’s Who Fell Off Forbes’ 2022 Billionaires List
1818.
Hu Kunhui
$1.6 B
new to list
31
China
biotech
Healthcare
1818.
Archie Hwang
$1.6 B
up arrow
69
Taiwan
semiconductors
Technology
1818.
Jared Isaacman
$1.6 B
down arrow
39
United States
payment processing
Technology
1818.
Anurang Jain
$1.6 B
down arrow
60
India
auto parts
Manufacturing
1818.
Jin Lei & family
$1.6 B
up arrow
67
China
medical equipment
Healthcare
1818.
Sunjay Kapur
$1.6 B
new to list
50
United States
auto parts
Automotive
1818.
Richard Kayne
$1.6 B
up arrow
76
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
1818.
Randal J. Kirk
$1.6 B
down arrow
68
United States
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1818.
Jim Koch
$1.6 B
down arrow
72
United States
beer
Food & Beverage
1818.
William Koch
$1.6 B
unchanged
81
United States
oil, investments
Energy
1818.
Kagemasa Kozuki
$1.6 B
down arrow
81
Japan
video games
Technology
1818.
Arvind Lal
$1.6 B
up arrow
72
India
medical diagnostics
Healthcare
1818.
Robert Langer
$1.6 B
unchanged
73
United States
biotech
Healthcare
1818.
Theodore Leonsis
$1.6 B
up arrow
66
United States
sports teams
Sports
1818.
David Xueling Li
$1.6 B
down arrow
49
China
live streaming service
Technology
Trump’s Net Worth Has Jumped An Estimated $600 Million Since He Left Office
1818.
Li Denghai
$1.6 B
up arrow
72
China
seed production
Food & Beverage
1818.
Li Guoqing
$1.6 B
down arrow
52
China
Petro Fibre
Manufacturing
1818.
Li Jiaquan
$1.6 B
down arrow
58
China
chemicals
Manufacturing
1818.
Li Rucheng
$1.6 B
down arrow
70
China
apparel
Fashion & Retail
1818.
Li Sze Lim
$1.6 B
down arrow
65
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
1818.
Li Yongqing
$1.6 B
down arrow
57
China
Petro Firbe
Manufacturing
1818.
Lim Wee Chai
$1.6 B
down arrow
64
Malaysia
rubber gloves
Manufacturing
1818.
Liu Aisen & family
$1.6 B
new to list
49
China
building materials
Construction & Engineering
1818.
Liu Ming Chung
$1.6 B
down arrow
59
Brazil
paper
Manufacturing
1818.
Vincent Lo
$1.6 B
down arrow
73
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
1818.
Brandt Louie
$1.6 B
up arrow
78
Canada
drugstores
Food & Beverage
1818.
Catherine Lozick
$1.6 B
unchanged
76
United States
valve manufacturing
Manufacturing
1818.
Lu Zongjun
$1.6 B
up arrow
58
China
logistics
Logistics
1818.
Lv Jianming
$1.6 B
down arrow
57
Hong Kong
medical equipment
Healthcare
1818.
Cargill MacMillan, III.
$1.6 B
up arrow
62
United States
Cargill
Food & Beverage
1818.
Duncan MacMillan
$1.6 B
up arrow
84
United States
Bloomberg LP
Finance & Investments
1818.
John MacMillan
$1.6 B
up arrow
72
United States
Cargill
Food & Beverage
1818.
Martha MacMillan
$1.6 B
up arrow
70
United States
Cargill
Food & Beverage
1818.
William MacMillan
$1.6 B
up arrow
67
United States
Cargill
Food & Beverage
1818.
Terence (Terry) Matthews
$1.6 B
up arrow
79
Canada
telecom
Telecom
1818.
Kazuo Okada
$1.6 B
down arrow
79
Japan
casinos
Gambling & Casinos
1818.
Tomas Olivo Lopez
$1.6 B
unchanged
48
Spain
shopping centers
Real Estate
1818.
Jorge Pinheiro Koren de Lima
$1.6 B
down arrow
49
Brazil
hospitals, health insurance
Healthcare
1818.
Candido Pinheiro Koren de Lima Junior
$1.6 B
down arrow
51
Brazil
hospitals, health insurance
Healthcare
1818.
Qian Ying
$1.6 B
down arrow
56
China
pig breeding
Food & Beverage
1818.
Ren Jinsheng & family
$1.6 B
up arrow
59
China
pharmaceutical
Healthcare
1818.
Brian Roberts
$1.6 B
down arrow
62
United States
Comcast
Media & Entertainment
1818.
Austin Russell
$1.6 B
down arrow
27
United States
sensors
Automotive
1818.
George Sakellaris
$1.6 B
new to list
75
United States
energy services
Energy
1818.
Sheryl Sandberg
$1.6 B
down arrow
52
United States
Facebook
Technology
Where The Richest Live: The Cities With The Most Billionaires
1818.
Andres Santo Domingo
$1.6 B
down arrow
43
United States
beer
Food & Beverage
1818.
Paul Saville
$1.6 B
new to list
66
United States
homebuilder
Real Estate
1818.
Ivan Savvidis
$1.6 B
down arrow
63
Russia
agribusiness
Diversified
1818.
Michael Saylor
$1.6 B
down arrow
57
United States
cryptocurrency
Technology
1818.
Gerald Schwartz
$1.6 B
up arrow
80
Canada
finance
Finance & Investments
1818.
Sathien Setthasit
$1.6 B
down arrow
67
Thailand
energy drinks
Food & Beverage
1818.
Niraj Shah
$1.6 B
down arrow
48
United States
online retail
Technology
1818.
Keiichi Shibahara
$1.6 B
new to list
57
Japan
healthcare
Healthcare
1818.
Evgeny (Eugene) Shvidler
$1.6 B
down arrow
58
United States
oil & gas, investments
Energy
1818.
Ryan Smith
$1.6 B
up arrow
43
United States
cloud computing
Technology
1818.
Peter Sperling
$1.6 B
unchanged
62
United States
education
Service
1818.
Ion Stoica
$1.6 B
new to list
57
Romania
data analytics
Technology
1818.
Bambang Sutantio
$1.6 B
new to list
63
Indonesia
dairy & consumer products
Food & Beverage
1818.
Lili Tan
$1.6 B
down arrow
N/A
China
feed
Food & Beverage
1818.
Tan Yu Yeh
$1.6 B
down arrow
51
Malaysia
retail
Fashion & Retail
The Richest Crypto And Blockchain Billionaires In The World
1818.
David Teoh
$1.6 B
down arrow
66
Australia
telecom
Telecom
1818.
Carl Thoma
$1.6 B
up arrow
73
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
1818.
Ion Tiriac
$1.6 B
down arrow
82
Romania
banking, insurance
Finance & Investments
1818.
Clemens Toennies
$1.6 B
unchanged
65
Germany
meat processing
Food & Beverage
1818.
Tran Ba Duong & family
$1.6 B
unchanged
62
Vietnam
automotive
Automotive
1818.
Tseng Sing-ai
$1.6 B
up arrow
N/A
Taiwan
petrochemicals
Manufacturing
1818.
Tung Ching Bor
$1.6 B
unchanged
59
China
manufacturing
Manufacturing
1818.
Tung Ching Sai
$1.6 B
down arrow
57
China
manufacturing
Manufacturing
1818.
Scott Watterson
$1.6 B
new to list
66
United States
fitness equipment
Technology
1818.
Wei Ing-Chou
$1.6 B
down arrow
68
Taiwan
food, beverages
Food & Beverage
1818.
Wei Yin-Chun
$1.6 B
down arrow
65
Taiwan
food, beverages
Food & Beverage
1818.
Wei Ying-Chiao
$1.6 B
down arrow
67
Taiwan
food, beverages
Food & Beverage
1818.
Tom Werner
$1.6 B
new to list
71
United States
sports teams
Sports
1818.
Kie Chie Wong
$1.6 B
new to list
74
Malaysia
investments
Metals & Mining
1818.
Xu Guozhong & family
$1.6 B
down arrow
58
China
Motors
Manufacturing
India’s 10 Richest Billionaires
1818.
Xu Yuejuan
$1.6 B
down arrow
60
China
Petro Fibre
Manufacturing
1818.
Yang Tingdong
$1.6 B
down arrow
61
China
brewery
Food & Beverage
1818.
Yu Peidi
$1.6 B
unchanged
62
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
1818.
Matei Zaharia
$1.6 B
new to list
36
Romania
data analytics
Technology
1818.
Zhang Jian
$1.6 B
new to list
53
China
electric bikes, scooters
Manufacturing
1818.
Keqiang Zhang
$1.6 B
unchanged
61
China
real estate
Real Estate
1818.
Zheng Jianjiang & family
$1.6 B
up arrow
61
China
electrical equipment
Manufacturing
1818.
Zhong Sheng Jian
$1.6 B
up arrow
64
Singapore
real estate
Real Estate
1929.
Antti Aarnio-Wihuri
$1.5 B
unchanged
82
Finland
diversified
Diversified
1929.
Hamdi Akin & family
$1.5 B
unchanged
67
Turkey
diversified
Diversified
1929.
Chirayu Amin
$1.5 B
down arrow
75
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1929.
Joachim Ante
$1.5 B
down arrow
39
Germany
game software
Technology
1929.
Ziv Aviram
$1.5 B
up arrow
63
Israel
automotive technology
Automotive
1929.
Danna Azrieli
$1.5 B
up arrow
54
Israel
Real estate
Real Estate
1929.
Naomi Azrieli
$1.5 B
up arrow
56
Canada
Real estate
Real Estate
These 4 Countries Got Their First Billionaire This Year
1929.
Sharon Azrieli
$1.5 B
up arrow
61
Canada
Real estate
Real Estate
1929.
Lesley Bamberger
$1.5 B
down arrow
56
Netherlands
real estate
Real Estate
1929.
Bernhard Braun-Luedicke
$1.5 B
down arrow
45
Germany
medical technology
Healthcare
1929.
Eva Maria Braun-Luedicke
$1.5 B
down arrow
35
Germany
medical technology
Healthcare
1929.
Ana Maria Brescia Cafferata
$1.5 B
up arrow
97
Peru
mining, banking
Diversified
1929.
Nikolai Buinov
$1.5 B
down arrow
54
Russia
oil, gas
Energy
1929.
Paolo Bulgari
$1.5 B
unchanged
84
Italy
luxury goods
Fashion & Retail
1929.
Andres Bzurovski Bay
$1.5 B
new to list
44
Uruguay
fintech
Finance & Investments
1929.
Ahmet Calik
$1.5 B
unchanged
64
Turkey
energy, banking, construction
Diversified
1929.
Giuliana Caprotti
$1.5 B
down arrow
81
Italy
supermarkets
Food & Beverage
1929.
Marina Caprotti
$1.5 B
down arrow
44
Italy
supermarkets
Food & Beverage
1929.
Steve Case
$1.5 B
unchanged
63
United States
AOL
Technology
1929.
Safra Catz
$1.5 B
unchanged
60
United States
software
Technology
1929.
Binod Chaudhary
$1.5 B
up arrow
66
Nepal
diversified
Diversified
1929.
Chen Baohua
$1.5 B
unchanged
60
China
pharmaceutical
Healthcare
Here Are The Richest Tech Billionaires
1929.
Xianbao Chen & family
$1.5 B
unchanged
62
China
food
Food & Beverage
1929.
Chung Yong-jin
$1.5 B
down arrow
53
South Korea
retail
Fashion & Retail
1929.
Steve Conine
$1.5 B
down arrow
49
United States
online retail
Technology
1929.
Eduardo Costantini
$1.5 B
list returnee
75
Argentina
real estate
Real Estate
1929.
Wenjun Dai
$1.5 B
down arrow
53
China
food
Food & Beverage
1929.
Bharat Desai
$1.5 B
unchanged
69
United States
IT consulting
Technology
1929.
Mohammed Dewji
$1.5 B
down arrow
46
Tanzania
diversified
Diversified
1929.
Mathias Doepfner
$1.5 B
up arrow
59
Germany
media
Media & Entertainment
1929.
Domenico Dolce
$1.5 B
down arrow
63
Italy
luxury goods
Fashion & Retail
1929.
Marek Dospiva
$1.5 B
up arrow
52
Czechia
investments
Finance & Investments
1929.
Fritz Draexlmaier
$1.5 B
list returnee
N/A
Germany
auto parts
Automotive
1929.
Henrique Dubugras
$1.5 B
new to list
26
Brazil
fintech
Finance & Investments
1929.
Egon Durban
$1.5 B
up arrow
48
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
1929.
Bulent Eczacibasi
$1.5 B
down arrow
72
Turkey
pharmaceuticals, diversified
Diversified
1929.
Faruk Eczacibasi
$1.5 B
down arrow
67
Turkey
pharmaceuticals, diversified
Diversified
The 10 Richest Chinese Billionaires
1929.
Henry Engelhardt
$1.5 B
down arrow
64
United States
insurance
Finance & Investments
1929.
Ali Erdemoglu
$1.5 B
down arrow
62
Turkey
carpet
Manufacturing
1929.
Eduardo Eurnekian
$1.5 B
up arrow
89
Argentina
airports, investments
Diversified
1929.
John Farber
$1.5 B
unchanged
96
United States
chemicals
Manufacturing
1929.
Clement Fayat & family
$1.5 B
up arrow
90
France
construction
Construction & Engineering
1929.
Daniel Feffer
$1.5 B
down arrow
62
Brazil
pulp and paper
Manufacturing
1929.
David Feffer
$1.5 B
down arrow
65
Brazil
pulp and paper
Manufacturing
1929.
Ruben Feffer
$1.5 B
down arrow
52
Brazil
pulp and paper
Manufacturing
1929.
Feng Yuxia
$1.5 B
up arrow
57
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1929.
Sergio Fogel
$1.5 B
new to list
58
Uruguay
fintech
Finance & Investments
1929.
Pedro Franceschi
$1.5 B
new to list
25
Brazil
fintech
Finance & Investments
1929.
Stefano Gabbana
$1.5 B
down arrow
59
Italy
luxury goods
Fashion & Retail
1929.
Yi Gao & family
$1.5 B
down arrow
53
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
1929.
Geng Jianming
$1.5 B
down arrow
59
China
real estate
Real Estate
1929.
Alan Gerry
$1.5 B
unchanged
93
United States
cable television
Media & Entertainment
1929.
Balkrishan Goenka
$1.5 B
up arrow
55
India
textiles
Manufacturing
1929.
Esther Grether
$1.5 B
unchanged
86
Switzerland
art collection
Fashion & Retail
1929.
Gu Wei
$1.5 B
down arrow
57
China
consumer electronics
Manufacturing
1929.
Torstein Hagen
$1.5 B
unchanged
79
Norway
cruises
Service
1929.
Kenneth Hao
$1.5 B
up arrow
53
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
1929.
He Zhiping
$1.5 B
list returnee
58
China
investments
Finance & Investments
1929.
Timothy Headington
$1.5 B
up arrow
71
United States
oil & gas, investments
Energy
1929.
Ilona Herlin
$1.5 B
down arrow
57
Finland
elevators, escalators
Manufacturing
1929.
Niranjan Hiranandani
$1.5 B
down arrow
72
India
real estate
Real Estate
1929.
Drew Houston
$1.5 B
down arrow
39
United States
cloud storage service
Technology
1929.
Huang Rulun
$1.5 B
down arrow
70
China
real estate
Real Estate
1929.
Matt Hulsizer
$1.5 B
new to list
52
United States
fintech
Finance & Investments
1929.
Justin Ishbia
$1.5 B
down arrow
44
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
1929.
Peter Jackson
$1.5 B
new to list
60
New Zealand
movies, digital effects
Media & Entertainment
1929.
Jin Lei
$1.5 B
down arrow
56
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World’s Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil
1929.
Jin Xin
$1.5 B
new to list
55
China
manufacturing
Manufacturing
1929.
Conni Jonsson
$1.5 B
up arrow
61
Sweden
asset management
Finance & Investments
1929.
Jenny Just
$1.5 B
new to list
54
United States
fintech
Finance & Investments
1929.
Ke Xiping & family
$1.5 B
unchanged
61
China
investments
Diversified
1929.
Ke Zunhong & family
$1.5 B
down arrow
67
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare

Methodology

The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022. Some people become richer or poorer within days of publication. We list individuals rather than multigenerational families who share fortunes, though we include wealth belonging to a billionaire’s spouse and children if that person is the founder of the fortune. In some cases we list siblings or couples together if the ownership breakdown among them isn’t clear, but here an estimated net worth of $1 billion per person is needed to make the cut. We value a variety of assets, including private companies, real estate, art and more. We don’t pretend to know each billionaire’s private balance sheet (though some provide it). When documentation isn’t supplied or available, we discount fortunes. For daily updates of net worths, go to www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to CBRE, FactSet Research Systems, LCH Investments, Orbis by Bureau Van Dijk, PitchBook Data, Real Capital Analytics, S&P Capital IQ, VesselsValue and the other experts who helped us with our reporting and valuations, including George de Benedicty, Ocala Ranches; Ben Bienvenu, Stephens; Jurgen Brauer, Small Arms Analytics; Sebastian Bray, Berenberg; Jonathan Chappell, Evercore ISI; Rommel T. Dionisio, Aegis Capital Corp.; Truman Fleming; Randy Giveans, Jefferies; Seth Goldstein, Morningstar; Lars Haugen, CBRE; Ashley Helgans, Jefferies; Evelyn Hendrich, Hendrich Real Estate; Arpine Kocharyan, UBS; Jonathan Lamers, BMO Nesbitt Burns; Gail Lissner; Irene Luke, Savills Monaco; Jack McCabe; Alison McGavigan, JLL; Ross Moore, Cresa; Bruce Nash, Nash Information Services; Joel Paige; Alok Patel, Berenberg; Carrie Russell, HVS; James Rutherford, Stephens; Brian Sudano, Beverage Marketing Corporation; Tim Swannie, Home Hunts; Douglas B. Taylor; Andrea Teixeira, J.P. Morgan; Steph Wissink, Jefferies; Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Pivotal Research Group; Anastasia Yianni, Cyprus Sotheby's International Realty; Ian Zaffino, Oppenheimer & Co.

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Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People In The World

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The Richest in 2022

Edited by Kerry A. Dolan
and Chase Peterson-Withorn
Bernard Arnault, Rihanna, Melanie Perkins, Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani
War, pandemic and sluggish markets hit the world’s billionaires this year. There are 2,668 of them on Forbes’ 36th-annual ranking of the planet’s richest people—87 fewer than a year ago. They’re worth a collective $12.7 trillion—$400 billion less than in 2021. The most dramatic drops have occurred in Russia, where there are 34 fewer billionaires than last year following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and China, where a government crackdown on tech companies has led to 87 fewer Chinese billionaires on the list.
Still, Forbes found more than 1,000 billionaires who are richer than they were a year ago. And 236 newcomers have become billionaires over the past year—including the first ever from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia and Uruguay. America still leads the world, with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time. China (including Macau and Hong Kong) remains number two, with 607 billionaires worth a collective $2.3 trillion. We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022 to calculate net worths. See below for the full list of the world’s billionaires and our methodology. For daily updated net worths of all 2,668 billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires rankings.
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The number of billionaires worldwide fell, but 40% of those who remained got richer.

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Kentaro Ogawa
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Christopher Rokos
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Amnon Shashua
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Israel
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Yuri Shefler
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alcohol
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Mikhail Shelkov
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titanium
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Charlotte Soderstrom
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Edwin Soeryadjaya
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Indonesia
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Thomas Steyer
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Kevin Systrom
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Tang Binsen
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Hary Tanoesoedibjo
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Indonesia
media, real estate
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Jonathan Tisch
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insurance, NFL team
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Junjin Wang
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Myron Wentz
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Kaiting Wu
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Xiong Wu
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Xue Jiping
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Yang Jian
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Justin Yuan
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Xinghai Zhang & family
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China
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Xuansong Zhang
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supermarkets
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Zhang Yin
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China
paper manufacturing
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Chengjian Zhou
$1.5 B
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China
fashion retail
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Radhe Shyam Agarwal
$1.4 B
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India
consumer goods
Fashion & Retail
2076.
Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary
$1.4 B
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Malaysia
engineering, automotive
Construction & Engineering
2076.
Nerio Alessandri
$1.4 B
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Italy
gym equipment
Manufacturing
2076.
Patricia Angelini Rossi
$1.4 B
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Chile
forestry, mining
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2076.
Tope Awotona
$1.4 B
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United States
software
Technology
2076.
Elena Baturina
$1.4 B
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Russia
investments, real estate
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2076.
Sabrina Benetton
$1.4 B
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Italy
fashion retail, investments
Fashion & Retail
2076.
Thomas Bruch
$1.4 B
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Germany
retail
Fashion & Retail
2076.
Marina Budiman
$1.4 B
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Indonesia
data centers
Technology
2076.
Stewart Butterfield
$1.4 B
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Canada
messaging software
Technology
2076.
Richard Chang
$1.4 B
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Taiwan
real estate, electronics
Real Estate
2076.
Chen Tianqiao
$1.4 B
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China
online games
Technology
2076.
Chen Wenyuan & family
$1.4 B
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China
testing equipment
Technology
2076.
Cheng Antares
$1.4 B
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Hong Kong
liquor
Food & Beverage
2076.
Chin Jong Hwa
$1.4 B
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Taiwan
auto parts
Automotive
Where The Richest Live: The Cities With The Most Billionaires
2076.
Cho Jyh-jer
$1.4 B
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Taiwan
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Technology
2076.
Jim Crane
$1.4 B
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United States
logistics, baseball
Sports
2076.
Thierry Cruanes
$1.4 B
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United States
software
Technology
2076.
Benoit Dageville
$1.4 B
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United States
software
Technology
2076.
Weili Dai
$1.4 B
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United States
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Darwin Deason
$1.4 B
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United States
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Diego Della Valle
$1.4 B
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Italy
shoes
Fashion & Retail
2076.
Deng Yingzhong
$1.4 B
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China
paper
Manufacturing
2076.
Ding Shui Po
$1.4 B
new to list
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China
sneakers, sportswear
Fashion & Retail
2076.
Mark Dixon
$1.4 B
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United Kingdom
office real estate
Real Estate
2076.
Du Shuanghua
$1.4 B
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China
steel
Manufacturing
2076.
Mukand Lal Dua
$1.4 B
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India
footwear
Fashion & Retail
2076.
Ramesh Kumar Dua
$1.4 B
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India
footwear
Fashion & Retail
2076.
Fan Minhua
$1.4 B
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China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2076.
Hongbo Fang
$1.4 B
down arrow
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China
home appliances
Manufacturing
The Richest Crypto And Blockchain Billionaires In The World
2076.
William Foley, II.
$1.4 B
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United States
financial services
Finance & Investments
2076.
Jayme Garfinkel & family
$1.4 B
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Brazil
insurance
Finance & Investments
2076.
Radhe Shyam Goenka
$1.4 B
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India
consumer goods
Fashion & Retail
2076.
Maggie Hardy Knox
$1.4 B
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United States
building materials
Service
2076.
Ayman Hariri
$1.4 B
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Lebanon
construction, investments
Construction & Engineering
2076.
Christoph Henkel
$1.4 B
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Germany
consumer goods
Fashion & Retail
2076.
Daniel Hirschfeld
$1.4 B
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United States
fashion retail
Fashion & Retail
2076.
William Hockey
$1.4 B
new to list
32
United States
fintech
Finance & Investments
2076.
Huang Guanlin
$1.4 B
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China
textiles, apparel
Fashion & Retail
2076.
Huang Xiaofen & family
$1.4 B
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China
printed circuit boards
Technology
2076.
Jay-Z
$1.4 B
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United States
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2076.
Yintai Jiang & family
$1.4 B
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China
auto parts
Automotive
2076.
Johan Johannson
$1.4 B
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Norway
grocery stores
Fashion & Retail
2076.
Ramesh Juneja
$1.4 B
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India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2076.
Scott Kapnick
$1.4 B
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United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
India’s 10 Richest Billionaires
2076.
Viktor Kharitonin
$1.4 B
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Russia
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2076.
Kim Jun-ki
$1.4 B
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South Korea
diversified
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Kim Sang-yeol
$1.4 B
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South Korea
construction
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Christine Knauf
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Germany
building materials
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Karl Knauf
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building materials
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Yogesh Kothari
$1.4 B
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India
specialty chemicals
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2076.
Kurt Krieger
$1.4 B
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Germany
furniture retailing
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2076.
Mustafa Kucuk
$1.4 B
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Turkey
fashion retail
Fashion & Retail
2076.
Sebastian Kulczyk
$1.4 B
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Poland
diversified
Finance & Investments
2076.
Gary Lauder
$1.4 B
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United States
Estée Lauder
Fashion & Retail
2076.
Art Levinson
$1.4 B
new to list
72
United States
Genentech, Apple
Diversified
2076.
Li Li
$1.4 B
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China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2076.
Guangwei Liang
$1.4 B
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China
conglomerate
Manufacturing
2076.
Scott Lin
$1.4 B
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Taiwan
optical components
Technology
2076.
Jenny Lindén Urnes
$1.4 B
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Sweden
powdered metal
Manufacturing
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2076.
Anatoly Lomakin
$1.4 B
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Russia
investments
Metals & Mining
2076.
Jeffrey Lorberbaum
$1.4 B
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United States
flooring
Manufacturing
2076.
Gary Magness
$1.4 B
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United States
cable TV, investments
Media & Entertainment
2076.
Zhongwu Mao
$1.4 B
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China
manufacturing
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2076.
Ilson Mateus & family
$1.4 B
unchanged
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Brazil
supermarkets
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Vadim Moshkovich
$1.4 B
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Russia
agriculture, land
Food & Beverage
2076.
Jerry Moyes & family
$1.4 B
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United States
transportation
Logistics
2076.
George Alexander Muthoot
$1.4 B
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India
financial services
Finance & Investments
2076.
George Jacob Muthoot
$1.4 B
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India
financial services
Finance & Investments
2076.
George Thomas Muthoot
$1.4 B
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India
financial services
Finance & Investments
2076.
Sara George Muthoot
$1.4 B
new to list
61
India
financial services
Finance & Investments
2076.
Marius Nacht
$1.4 B
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Israel
software
Technology
2076.
Adam Neumann
$1.4 B
list returnee
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Israel
WeWork
Real Estate
2076.
Simon Nixon
$1.4 B
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United Kingdom
price comparison website
Technology
2076.
Stefan Olsson
$1.4 B
down arrow
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Sweden
diversified
Diversified
Here Are The Richest Tech Billionaires
2076.
Ranjan Pai
$1.4 B
up arrow
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India
education
Service
2076.
Antonio Percassi
$1.4 B
up arrow
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Italy
real estate, diversified
Diversified
2076.
Mark Pincus
$1.4 B
down arrow
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United States
online games
Technology
2076.
Alexey Repik
$1.4 B
down arrow
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Russia
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2076.
Matthew Roszak
$1.4 B
down arrow
49
United States
cryptocurrency
Finance & Investments
2076.
Subhash Runwal
$1.4 B
down arrow
78
India
real estate
Real Estate
2076.
Carlos Sanchez
$1.4 B
down arrow
60
Brazil
generic drugs
Healthcare
2076.
Martin Selig
$1.4 B
unchanged
84
United States
real estate
Real Estate
2076.
Bhadresh Shah
$1.4 B
down arrow
70
India
engineering
Manufacturing
2076.
Shao Jianxiong
$1.4 B
new to list
N/A
China
photovoltaics
Energy
2076.
Shu Ping
$1.4 B
down arrow
52
Singapore
restaurants
Food & Beverage
2076.
Ben Silbermann
$1.4 B
down arrow
39
United States
social media
Media & Entertainment
2076.
Jared Smith
$1.4 B
up arrow
47
United States
cloud computing
Technology
2076.
Sun Qinghuan
$1.4 B
down arrow
48
China
lighting
Technology
2076.
Denis Sverdlov
$1.4 B
new to list
43
Russia
electric vehicles
Automotive
The 10 Richest Chinese Billionaires
2076.
Prachak Tangkaravakoon
$1.4 B
down arrow
78
Thailand
paints
Manufacturing
2076.
Lina Tombolato
$1.4 B
new to list
74
Italy
financial services
Finance & Investments
2076.
Tong Jinquan
$1.4 B
down arrow
67
China
real estate
Real Estate
2076.
Luiza Helena Trajano
$1.4 B
down arrow
70
Brazil
retail chain
Fashion & Retail
2076.
John Van Lieshout
$1.4 B
down arrow
76
Australia
real estate
Real Estate
2076.
Vardis Vardinoyannis & family
$1.4 B
unchanged
89
Greece
oil and gas
Energy
2076.
Jens von Bahr
$1.4 B
new to list
51
Sweden
gambling products
Gambling & Casinos
2076.
Wang Fuji
$1.4 B
up arrow
N/A
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2076.
Wang Jian
$1.4 B
down arrow
68
China
healthcare services
Technology
2076.
Werner O. Weber
$1.4 B
unchanged
83
Switzerland
electronic components
Manufacturing
2076.
Wei Lidong & family
$1.4 B
down arrow
46
China
software
Technology
2076.
Drorit Wertheim
$1.4 B
unchanged
66
Israel
Coca Cola Israel
Food & Beverage
2076.
Bo Wu
$1.4 B
down arrow
67
China
machinery
Manufacturing
2076.
Eugene Wu
$1.4 B
up arrow
76
Taiwan
finance
Finance & Investments
2076.
Wu Xushun & family
$1.4 B
down arrow
73
China
internet
Diversified
2076.
Wenbo Xiang
$1.4 B
down arrow
59
China
manufacturing
Manufacturing
2076.
Swift Xie
$1.4 B
unchanged
42
China
drones
Technology
2076.
Xu Bingzhong
$1.4 B
new to list
48
China
bars
Food & Beverage
2076.
Xu Shaochun
$1.4 B
down arrow
59
China
software
Technology
2076.
Yan Junxu
$1.4 B
new to list
52
China
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
2076.
George Yancopoulos
$1.4 B
up arrow
62
United States
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2076.
Gavril Yushvaev
$1.4 B
down arrow
64
Russia
precious metals, real estate
Finance & Investments
2076.
Zhuo Jun
$1.4 B
unchanged
56
Hong Kong
printed circuit boards
Manufacturing
2076.
Fredrik Österberg
$1.4 B
new to list
51
Sweden
gambling products
Gambling & Casinos
2190.
Alberto Alcocer
$1.3 B
down arrow
79
Spain
investments
Finance & Investments
2190.
Alexandra Andresen
$1.3 B
down arrow
25
Norway
investments
Diversified
2190.
Katharina Andresen
$1.3 B
down arrow
26
Norway
investments
Diversified
2190.
Rutger Arnhult
$1.3 B
new to list
54
Sweden
real estate
Real Estate
2190.
Anant Asavabhokhin
$1.3 B
up arrow
71
Thailand
real estate
Real Estate
2190.
Mehmet Aydinlar
$1.3 B
unchanged
65
Turkey
hospitals
Healthcare
This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World’s Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil
2190.
Binny Bansal
$1.3 B
up arrow
39
India
flipkart
Technology
2190.
Sachin Bansal
$1.3 B
up arrow
40
India
flipkart
Fashion & Retail
2190.
Barbara Benetton
$1.3 B
down arrow
52
Italy
fashion retail, investments
Fashion & Retail
2190.
Othman Benjelloun & family
$1.3 B
unchanged
89
Morocco
banking, insurance
Finance & Investments
2190.
Angela Bennett
$1.3 B
down arrow
78
Australia
mining
Metals & Mining

Methodology

The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022. Some people become richer or poorer within days of publication. We list individuals rather than multigenerational families who share fortunes, though we include wealth belonging to a billionaire’s spouse and children if that person is the founder of the fortune. In some cases we list siblings or couples together if the ownership breakdown among them isn’t clear, but here an estimated net worth of $1 billion per person is needed to make the cut. We value a variety of assets, including private companies, real estate, art and more. We don’t pretend to know each billionaire’s private balance sheet (though some provide it). When documentation isn’t supplied or available, we discount fortunes. For daily updates of net worths, go to www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to CBRE, FactSet Research Systems, LCH Investments, Orbis by Bureau Van Dijk, PitchBook Data, Real Capital Analytics, S&P Capital IQ, VesselsValue and the other experts who helped us with our reporting and valuations, including George de Benedicty, Ocala Ranches; Ben Bienvenu, Stephens; Jurgen Brauer, Small Arms Analytics; Sebastian Bray, Berenberg; Jonathan Chappell, Evercore ISI; Rommel T. Dionisio, Aegis Capital Corp.; Truman Fleming; Randy Giveans, Jefferies; Seth Goldstein, Morningstar; Lars Haugen, CBRE; Ashley Helgans, Jefferies; Evelyn Hendrich, Hendrich Real Estate; Arpine Kocharyan, UBS; Jonathan Lamers, BMO Nesbitt Burns; Gail Lissner; Irene Luke, Savills Monaco; Jack McCabe; Alison McGavigan, JLL; Ross Moore, Cresa; Bruce Nash, Nash Information Services; Joel Paige; Alok Patel, Berenberg; Carrie Russell, HVS; James Rutherford, Stephens; Brian Sudano, Beverage Marketing Corporation; Tim Swannie, Home Hunts; Douglas B. Taylor; Andrea Teixeira, J.P. Morgan; Steph Wissink, Jefferies; Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Pivotal Research Group; Anastasia Yianni, Cyprus Sotheby's International Realty; Ian Zaffino, Oppenheimer & Co.

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Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People In The World

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The Richest in 2022

Edited by Kerry A. Dolan
and Chase Peterson-Withorn
Bernard Arnault, Rihanna, Melanie Perkins, Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani
War, pandemic and sluggish markets hit the world’s billionaires this year. There are 2,668 of them on Forbes’ 36th-annual ranking of the planet’s richest people—87 fewer than a year ago. They’re worth a collective $12.7 trillion—$400 billion less than in 2021. The most dramatic drops have occurred in Russia, where there are 34 fewer billionaires than last year following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and China, where a government crackdown on tech companies has led to 87 fewer Chinese billionaires on the list.
Still, Forbes found more than 1,000 billionaires who are richer than they were a year ago. And 236 newcomers have become billionaires over the past year—including the first ever from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia and Uruguay. America still leads the world, with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time. China (including Macau and Hong Kong) remains number two, with 607 billionaires worth a collective $2.3 trillion. We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022 to calculate net worths. See below for the full list of the world’s billionaires and our methodology. For daily updated net worths of all 2,668 billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires rankings.
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The number of billionaires worldwide fell, but 40% of those who remained got richer.

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Newcomers: Rihanna, Peter Jackson And 234 Others Debut This Year
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Oleg Boyko
$1.3 B
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Russia
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#2263Billionaires 2021
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#1818Billionaires 2019
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Anna Maria Braun
$1.3 B
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Germany
medical technology
Healthcare
2190.
Edouard Carmignac
$1.3 B
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France
asset management
Finance & Investments
2190.
Anthony Casalena
$1.3 B
new to list
39
United States
software
Technology
2190.
Chang Jing
$1.3 B
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39
China
technology
Technology
2190.
Jeffrey Cheah
$1.3 B
unchanged
77
Malaysia
property, healthcare
Real Estate
2190.
Chen Shiliang
$1.3 B
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China
polyester
Manufacturing
2190.
Yuantai Chen
$1.3 B
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China
batteries
Energy
2190.
Cheng Xianfeng
$1.3 B
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China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2190.
Chu Jian
$1.3 B
unchanged
59
China
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
2190.
Chua Thian Poh
$1.3 B
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73
Singapore
real estate
Real Estate
2190.
Alberto Cortina
$1.3 B
down arrow
76
Spain
investments
Finance & Investments
2190.
Sandor Csanyi
$1.3 B
up arrow
69
Hungary
finance, real estate
Diversified
2190.
Sasson Dayan & family
$1.3 B
new to list
82
Brazil
banking
Finance & Investments
2190.
Anand Deshpande
$1.3 B
new to list
59
India
technology
Technology
The World’s Youngest Billionaires: 12 Under Age 30
2190.
Richard Desmond
$1.3 B
unchanged
70
United Kingdom
publishing
Media & Entertainment
2190.
Shlomo Eliahu
$1.3 B
list returnee
86
Israel
insurance
Finance & Investments
2190.
Jose Roberto Ermirio de Moraes
$1.3 B
list returnee
64
Brazil
diversified
Diversified
2190.
Jose Ermirio de Moraes Neto
$1.3 B
list returnee
69
Brazil
diversified
Diversified
2190.
David Fattal & family
$1.3 B
list returnee
64
Israel
hotels
Service
2190.
Marvy Finger
$1.3 B
new to list
86
United States
real estate
Real Estate
2190.
Adam Foroughi
$1.3 B
new to list
41
United States
mobile games
Media & Entertainment
2190.
Richard Fortin
$1.3 B
up arrow
73
Canada
convinience stores
Fashion & Retail
2190.
Luiz Frias
$1.3 B
down arrow
58
Brazil
mobile payments
Technology
2190.
Susumu Fujita
$1.3 B
down arrow
48
Japan
internet media
Media & Entertainment
2190.
Simona Giorgetta
$1.3 B
up arrow
44
Italy
chemical products
Construction & Engineering
2190.
Premchand Godha
$1.3 B
up arrow
75
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2190.
Mikhail Gutseriev & brother
$1.3 B
down arrow
64
Russia
oil, real estate
Energy
2190.
Hang Hong
$1.3 B
up arrow
54
China
machinery
Manufacturing
2190.
Alfredo Harp Helu & family
$1.3 B
up arrow
78
Mexico
banking, investments
Finance & Investments
The Top Richest Women In The World
2190.
Jaroslav Hascak & family
$1.3 B
up arrow
52
Slovakia
investments
Finance & Investments
2190.
He Zuxun
$1.3 B
new to list
56
China
pig breeding
Food & Beverage
2190.
David Hoffmann
$1.3 B
new to list
69
United States
executive search, investments
Diversified
2190.
Francis Holder
$1.3 B
down arrow
81
France
bakeries
Food & Beverage
2190.
Hu Rongda & family
$1.3 B
up arrow
63
China
chemicals
Manufacturing
2190.
Wei Huang
$1.3 B
down arrow
62
China
real estate
Real Estate
2190.
Zarakh Iliev
$1.3 B
down arrow
55
Russia
real estate
Real Estate
2190.
Mitchell Jacobson
$1.3 B
up arrow
71
United States
industrial equipment
Service
2190.
Jiang Guiting & family
$1.3 B
new to list
63
China
manufacturing
Manufacturing
2190.
Rajeev Juneja
$1.3 B
new to list
56
India
phamaceuticals
Healthcare
2190.
Peter Kelly
$1.3 B
unchanged
64
United Kingdom
I.T.
Technology
2190.
Kim Nam-jung
$1.3 B
unchanged
49
South Korea
food
Food & Beverage
2190.
Koon Poh Ming
$1.3 B
new to list
65
Malaysia
aluminum
Metals & Mining
2190.
Yuri Kovalchuk
$1.3 B
down arrow
70
Russia
banking, insurance, media
Finance & Investments
2190.
Michael Krasny
$1.3 B
unchanged
68
United States
retail
Technology
Not Rich Enough: Here’s Who Fell Off Forbes’ 2022 Billionaires List
2190.
Raymond Kwok
$1.3 B
down arrow
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Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
2190.
Heikki Kyostila
$1.3 B
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76
Finland
dental products
Healthcare
2190.
Lee Ho-jin
$1.3 B
up arrow
59
South Korea
diversified
Diversified
2190.
Bernard Lewis & family
$1.3 B
unchanged
96
United Kingdom
fashion retailer
Fashion & Retail
2190.
Fengluan Li
$1.3 B
up arrow
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China
steel, diversified
Diversified
2190.
Hua Li
$1.3 B
down arrow
44
China
financial services
Finance & Investments
2190.
Li Ruiqiang
$1.3 B
new to list
42
China
medical services
Healthcare
2190.
Lin Zhijun
$1.3 B
down arrow
46
China
medical devices
Healthcare
2190.
Lin Zhixiong & family
$1.3 B
down arrow
48
China
medical devices
Healthcare
2190.
Liu Ming Hui
$1.3 B
down arrow
59
China
natural gas distribution
Energy
2190.
Xuejing Liu & family
$1.3 B
down arrow
71
China
copper, poultry
Diversified
2190.
Lu Yonghua & family
$1.3 B
list returnee
58
China
electronics
Technology
2190.
Zhaoxi Lu
$1.3 B
unchanged
53
China
e-commerce
Technology
2190.
Frederic Luddy
$1.3 B
up arrow
67
United States
software
Technology
2190.
Miao Yongjun
$1.3 B
down arrow
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China
clinical diagnostics
Healthcare
Trump’s Net Worth Has Jumped An Estimated $600 Million Since He Left Office
2190.
Martin Moller Nielsen
$1.3 B
unchanged
57
Denmark
aircraft leasing
Logistics
2190.
Neide Helena de Moraes
$1.3 B
list returnee
67
Brazil
diversified
Diversified
2190.
Yoshiko Mori
$1.3 B
unchanged
81
Japan
real estate
Real Estate
2190.
Mofatraj Munot
$1.3 B
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India
real estate
Real Estate
2190.
Randal Nardone
$1.3 B
list returnee
66
United States
investments, energy
Finance & Investments
2190.
God Nisanov
$1.3 B
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Russia
real estate
Real Estate
2190.
Vadim Novinsky
$1.3 B
down arrow
58
Ukraine
steel
Metals & Mining
2190.
Satyanarayan Nuwal
$1.3 B
new to list
69
India
industrial explosives
Manufacturing
2190.
John Ocampo
$1.3 B
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63
United States
semiconductors
Technology
2190.
Pan Gang
$1.3 B
down arrow
51
China
dairy
Food & Beverage
2190.
Forrest Preston
$1.3 B
up arrow
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United States
health care
Healthcare
2190.
Riju Raveendran
$1.3 B
new to list
39
India
edtech
Technology
2190.
P.P. Reddy
$1.3 B
down arrow
64
India
infrastructure
Construction & Engineering
2190.
P.V. Krishna Reddy
$1.3 B
down arrow
52
India
infrastructure
Construction & Engineering
2190.
Satish Reddy
$1.3 B
down arrow
54
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2190.
Lily Safra
$1.3 B
unchanged
87
Monaco
banking
Finance & Investments
2190.
Richard Saghian
$1.3 B
new to list
40
United States
fast fashion
Fashion & Retail
2190.
Deniz Sahenk
$1.3 B
down arrow
76
Turkey
diversified
Diversified
2190.
Thomas Sandell
$1.3 B
unchanged
61
Sweden
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
2190.
Hajime Satomi
$1.3 B
up arrow
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Japan
video games, pachinko
Gambling & Casinos
2190.
James Scapa
$1.3 B
up arrow
65
United States
software
Technology
2190.
Paul Sciarra
$1.3 B
down arrow
41
United States
Pinterest
Media & Entertainment
2190.
Albert Shigaboutdinov
$1.3 B
up arrow
69
Russia
refinery, chemicals
Diversified
2190.
Nobutoshi Shimamura
$1.3 B
down arrow
96
Japan
retail
Fashion & Retail
2190.
Ron Sim
$1.3 B
unchanged
63
Singapore
retail
Fashion & Retail
2190.
Alexander Sixt
$1.3 B
new to list
42
Germany
car rentals
Automotive
2190.
Konstantin Sixt
$1.3 B
new to list
39
Germany
car rentals
Automotive
2190.
Terry Snow
$1.3 B
unchanged
78
Australia
airports, real estate
Real Estate
2190.
Marco Squinzi
$1.3 B
up arrow
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Italy
chemical products
Construction & Engineering
2190.
Veronica Squinzi
$1.3 B
up arrow
50
Italy
chemical products
Construction & Engineering
Where The Richest Live: The Cities With The Most Billionaires
2190.
Manny Stul
$1.3 B
up arrow
72
Australia
toys
Manufacturing
2190.
Rustem Sulteev
$1.3 B
up arrow
68
Russia
refinery, chemicals
Energy
2190.
Sehat Sutardja
$1.3 B
up arrow
60
United States
semiconductors
Technology
2190.
Tony Tan Caktiong
$1.3 B
down arrow
69
Philippines
food
Food & Beverage
2190.
Jim Thompson
$1.3 B
down arrow
82
United States
logistics
Logistics
2190.
Carmen Thyssen
$1.3 B
new to list
78
Spain
investments, art
Manufacturing
2190.
August Troendle
$1.3 B
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United States
pharmaceutical services
Healthcare
2190.
Joop van den Ende
$1.3 B
unchanged
80
Netherlands
TV shows
Media & Entertainment
2190.
Sekar Vembu
$1.3 B
up arrow
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India
business software
Technology
2190.
Sandro Veronesi & family
$1.3 B
down arrow
62
Italy
fashion
Fashion & Retail
2190.
Wan Long
$1.3 B
down arrow
81
China
food
Food & Beverage
2190.
Han Wang
$1.3 B
up arrow
34
China
airline
Diversified
2190.
Wang Jianyi
$1.3 B
up arrow
59
China
fiber optic cables
Technology
2190.
Wang Qinghua
$1.3 B
down arrow
56
China
electric equipment
Manufacturing
2190.
Pengcheng Wen & family
$1.3 B
up arrow
59
China
agribusiness
Food & Beverage
The Richest Crypto And Blockchain Billionaires In The World
2190.
Alfred West, Jr.
$1.3 B
down arrow
79
United States
money management
Finance & Investments
2190.
Dan Wilks
$1.3 B
up arrow
65
United States
natural gas
Energy
2190.
Farris Wilks
$1.3 B
unchanged
70
United States
natural gas
Energy
2190.
Gang Xu
$1.3 B
down arrow
58
China
Chemicals
Manufacturing
2190.
Xu Jin
$1.3 B
up arrow
57
China
wine
Food & Beverage
2190.
Tony Xu
$1.3 B
down arrow
37
United States
food delivery service
Technology
2190.
Ye Yanqiao
$1.3 B
down arrow
52
China
soy sauce
Food & Beverage
2190.
Patrick Zalupski
$1.3 B
unchanged
41
United States
homebuilding
Real Estate
2190.
Shengda Zan
$1.3 B
up arrow
59
China
diversified
Diversified
2190.
Zeng Chaoyi
$1.3 B
down arrow
53
China
aluminum products
Manufacturing
2190.
Zhang Guiping & family
$1.3 B
down arrow
70
China
real estate
Real Estate
2190.
Peng Zhao
$1.3 B
new to list
51
China
online recruitment
Service
2190.
Zheng Zhiguo
$1.3 B
new to list
50
China
drugs
Healthcare
2190.
Kostyantin Zhevago
$1.3 B
down arrow
48
Ukraine
mining
Metals & Mining
2190.
Zhou Mingjie
$1.3 B
list returnee
64
China
lighting installations
Technology
India’s 10 Richest Billionaires
2190.
Zhu Xingliang
$1.3 B
down arrow
62
China
construction
Construction & Engineering
2190.
Zhu Yiwen & family
$1.3 B
down arrow
N/A
China
healthcare
Healthcare
2190.
Zong Yanmin
$1.3 B
new to list
N/A
China
Semiconductor materials
Manufacturing
2324.
Sanjay Agarwal
$1.2 B
down arrow
51
India
banking
Finance & Investments
2324.
Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
$1.2 B
down arrow
62
Qatar
investments
Finance & Investments
2324.
Betty Ang
$1.2 B
new to list
67
Philippines
foods
Food & Beverage
2324.
Christian Angermayer
$1.2 B
new to list
43
Germany
investments
Finance & Investments
2324.
Mika Anttonen
$1.2 B
down arrow
55
Finland
oil & gas
Energy
2324.
Jose Maria Aristrain
$1.2 B
list returnee
59
Spain
steel
Metals & Mining
2324.
Emilio Azcarraga Jean
$1.2 B
list returnee
54
Mexico
TV broadcasting
Media & Entertainment
2324.
Thomas Bailey
$1.2 B
unchanged
85
United States
money management
Finance & Investments
2324.
Andrei Bokarev
$1.2 B
down arrow
55
Russia
metals, mining
Manufacturing
2324.
Stephane Bonvin
$1.2 B
new to list
55
Switzerland
real estate
Real Estate
2324.
Ashok Boob
$1.2 B
new to list
70
India
specialty chemicals
Manufacturing
2324.
Ludwig Theodor Braun
$1.2 B
down arrow
32
Germany
medical technology
Healthcare
These 4 Countries Got Their First Billionaire This Year
2324.
Friederike Braun-Luedicke
$1.2 B
down arrow
38
Germany
medical technology
Healthcare
2324.
Pradip Burman
$1.2 B
down arrow
79
India
consumer goods
Food & Beverage
2324.
Cai Hongbin
$1.2 B
up arrow
N/A
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2324.
Chang Kuo-Cheng
$1.2 B
new to list
N/A
Taiwan
Transportation
Logistics
2324.
Jiancheng Chen
$1.2 B
up arrow
63
China
manufacturing
Manufacturing
2324.
Chen Xueling
$1.2 B
down arrow
54
China
stationery
Manufacturing
2324.
Cheng Lili
$1.2 B
down arrow
57
China
poultry breeding
Food & Beverage
2324.
Yvon Chouinard
$1.2 B
down arrow
83
United States
Patagonia
Fashion & Retail
2324.
Luigi Cremonini & family
$1.2 B
down arrow
82
Italy
meat processing
Food & Beverage
2324.
Tim Draper
$1.2 B
down arrow
63
United States
cryptocurrency
Finance & Investments
2324.
Fan Zhaoxia & family
$1.2 B
unchanged
54
China
photovoltaic equipment
Energy
2324.
Gleb Fetisov
$1.2 B
unchanged
55
Russia
investments
Telecom
2324.
Robert Fisher
$1.2 B
down arrow
68
United States
Gap
Fashion & Retail
2324.
William Fisher
$1.2 B
down arrow
65
United States
Gap
Fashion & Retail
2324.
J. Christopher Flowers
$1.2 B
unchanged
64
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
Here Are The Richest Tech Billionaires
2324.
Bernd Freier
$1.2 B
down arrow
65
Germany
fashion retail
Fashion & Retail
2324.
Geng Diangen
$1.2 B
down arrow
65
China
Internet
Technology
2324.
Dan Gertler
$1.2 B
unchanged
48
Israel
mining
Metals & Mining
2324.
David Girouard
$1.2 B
new to list
56
United States
fintech
Finance & Investments
2324.
John Goff
$1.2 B
down arrow
67
United States
real estate
Real Estate
2324.
Lawrence Golub
$1.2 B
unchanged
62
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
2324.
Sven Hagströmer
$1.2 B
new to list
78
Sweden
financial services
Finance & Investments
2324.
Fahed Hariri
$1.2 B
up arrow
41
Lebanon
construction, investments
Construction & Engineering
2324.
Richard Hayne
$1.2 B
down arrow
74
United States
Urban Outfitters
Fashion & Retail
2324.
He Yamin & family
$1.2 B
down arrow
65
China
manufacturing
Manufacturing
2324.
Michael Heine
$1.2 B
down arrow
72
Australia
financial services
Finance & Investments
2324.
Heikki Herlin
$1.2 B
down arrow
35
Finland
elevators, escalators
Manufacturing
2324.
Hong Feng
$1.2 B
down arrow
45
China
smartphones
Technology
2324.
Hu Kun
$1.2 B
down arrow
52
China
medical equipment
Healthcare
2324.
Huang Hongyun & family
$1.2 B
down arrow
55
China
real estate
Real Estate
The 10 Richest Chinese Billionaires
2324.
Shanbing Huang & family
$1.2 B
unchanged
65
China
semiconductors
Technology
2324.
Huang Shih Tsai
$1.2 B
down arrow
70
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
2324.
Huang Wenbiao
$1.2 B
down arrow
54
China
soy sauce
Food & Beverage
2324.
Mohammed Ibrahim
$1.2 B
up arrow
75
United Kingdom
communications
Telecom
2324.
Hedda im Brahm-Droege
$1.2 B
up arrow
67
Germany
investments
Finance & Investments
2324.
Rameshchandra Jain
$1.2 B
new to list
73
India
textiles
Manufacturing
2324.
Laurent Junique
$1.2 B
new to list
56
France
call centers
Technology
2324.
Zbigniew Juroszek & family
$1.2 B
down arrow
59
Poland
real estate, gambling
Diversified
2324.
Chatchai Kaewbootta
$1.2 B
down arrow
70
Thailand
auto loans
Finance & Investments
2324.
Shirley Kao
$1.2 B
new to list
65
Taiwan
food & beverage retailing
Food & Beverage
2324.
Ipek Kirac
$1.2 B
down arrow
37
Turkey
diversified
Diversified
2324.
Carsten Koerl
$1.2 B
new to list
57
Germany
sports data
Sports
2324.
Andrei Kosogov
$1.2 B
down arrow
61
Russia
Banking
Energy
2324.
John Krystynak
$1.2 B
new to list
53
United States
mobile games
Media & Entertainment
2324.
John Kusuma
$1.2 B
new to list
55
Indonesia
banking
Finance & Investments
2324.
Hartono Kweefanus
$1.2 B
new to list
72
Indonesia
food manufacturing
Food & Beverage
2324.
Kwek Leng Peck
$1.2 B
unchanged
66
Singapore
diversified
Diversified
2324.
Kristo Käärmann
$1.2 B
new to list
41
Estonia
payments, banking
Finance & Investments
2324.
Guy Laliberté
$1.2 B
unchanged
62
Canada
Cirque du Soleil
Media & Entertainment
2324.
Lee Sang-ryul
$1.2 B
new to list
60
South Korea
chemicals
Manufacturing
2324.
Lee Seung-gun
$1.2 B
new to list
40
South Korea
fintech
Technology
2324.
Hongjing Li
$1.2 B
down arrow
54
China
auto parts
Automotive
2324.
Li Wanqiang
$1.2 B
down arrow
44
China
smartphones
Technology
2324.
Lu Hongyan
$1.2 B
down arrow
44
China
online games
Media & Entertainment
2324.
Dalong Lv
$1.2 B
down arrow
60
China
telecom services
Telecom
2324.
Carsten Maschmeyer
$1.2 B
up arrow
62
Germany
finance services
Finance & Investments
2324.
Todd McKinnon
$1.2 B
down arrow
50
United States
software
Technology
2324.
Rubens Menin Teixeira de Souza
$1.2 B
down arrow
66
Brazil
home building, banking
Diversified
2324.
Lorinc Meszaros
$1.2 B
down arrow
56
Hungary
diversified
Diversified
2324.
Ulrich Mommert & family
$1.2 B
unchanged
81
Austria
lighting
Automotive
This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World’s Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil
2324.
Park Kwan-ho
$1.2 B
new to list
50
South Korea
online games
Media & Entertainment
2324.
George Pedersen
$1.2 B
up arrow
86
United States
defense contractor
Manufacturing
2324.
David Penaloza Alanis
$1.2 B
up arrow
48
Mexico
toll roads
Construction & Engineering
2324.
Stefan Pierer
$1.2 B
down arrow
65
Austria
automotive
Automotive
2324.
Murdaya Poo
$1.2 B
unchanged
81
Indonesia
diversified
Diversified

Methodology

The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022. Some people become richer or poorer within days of publication. We list individuals rather than multigenerational families who share fortunes, though we include wealth belonging to a billionaire’s spouse and children if that person is the founder of the fortune. In some cases we list siblings or couples together if the ownership breakdown among them isn’t clear, but here an estimated net worth of $1 billion per person is needed to make the cut. We value a variety of assets, including private companies, real estate, art and more. We don’t pretend to know each billionaire’s private balance sheet (though some provide it). When documentation isn’t supplied or available, we discount fortunes. For daily updates of net worths, go to www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to CBRE, FactSet Research Systems, LCH Investments, Orbis by Bureau Van Dijk, PitchBook Data, Real Capital Analytics, S&P Capital IQ, VesselsValue and the other experts who helped us with our reporting and valuations, including George de Benedicty, Ocala Ranches; Ben Bienvenu, Stephens; Jurgen Brauer, Small Arms Analytics; Sebastian Bray, Berenberg; Jonathan Chappell, Evercore ISI; Rommel T. Dionisio, Aegis Capital Corp.; Truman Fleming; Randy Giveans, Jefferies; Seth Goldstein, Morningstar; Lars Haugen, CBRE; Ashley Helgans, Jefferies; Evelyn Hendrich, Hendrich Real Estate; Arpine Kocharyan, UBS; Jonathan Lamers, BMO Nesbitt Burns; Gail Lissner; Irene Luke, Savills Monaco; Jack McCabe; Alison McGavigan, JLL; Ross Moore, Cresa; Bruce Nash, Nash Information Services; Joel Paige; Alok Patel, Berenberg; Carrie Russell, HVS; James Rutherford, Stephens; Brian Sudano, Beverage Marketing Corporation; Tim Swannie, Home Hunts; Douglas B. Taylor; Andrea Teixeira, J.P. Morgan; Steph Wissink, Jefferies; Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Pivotal Research Group; Anastasia Yianni, Cyprus Sotheby's International Realty; Ian Zaffino, Oppenheimer & Co.

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Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People In The World

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The Richest in 2022

Edited by Kerry A. Dolan
and Chase Peterson-Withorn
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War, pandemic and sluggish markets hit the world’s billionaires this year. There are 2,668 of them on Forbes’ 36th-annual ranking of the planet’s richest people—87 fewer than a year ago. They’re worth a collective $12.7 trillion—$400 billion less than in 2021. The most dramatic drops have occurred in Russia, where there are 34 fewer billionaires than last year following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and China, where a government crackdown on tech companies has led to 87 fewer Chinese billionaires on the list.
Still, Forbes found more than 1,000 billionaires who are richer than they were a year ago. And 236 newcomers have become billionaires over the past year—including the first ever from Barbados, Bulgaria, Estonia and Uruguay. America still leads the world, with 735 billionaires worth a collective $4.7 trillion, including Elon Musk, who tops the World’s Billionaires list for the first time. China (including Macau and Hong Kong) remains number two, with 607 billionaires worth a collective $2.3 trillion. We used stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022 to calculate net worths. See below for the full list of the world’s billionaires and our methodology. For daily updated net worths of all 2,668 billionaires, check out our real-time billionaires rankings.
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Newcomers: Rihanna, Peter Jackson And 234 Others Debut This Year
2324.
Michael Price
$1.2 B
unchanged
69
United States
investments
Finance & Investments
Michael Price
When you're looking at companies, one of the best things you can do is to go where they're not. You want to find companies where 40,000 don't go to the annual meeting, only 4 people go.
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Michael Price, who ran MFP Investors, a New York-based hedge fund with over $1 billion in assets, died in March 2022 at age 70.
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2324.
Leonid Radvinsky
$1.2 B
new to list
39
United States
e-commerce
Technology
2324.
Megdet Rahimkulov & family
$1.2 B
down arrow
76
Russia
investments
Finance & Investments
2324.
Andrei Rappoport
$1.2 B
unchanged
58
Russia
investments
Finance & Investments
2324.
Dasari Uday Kumar Reddy
$1.2 B
new to list
54
India
cloud communications
Technology
2324.
Helena Revoredo
$1.2 B
down arrow
75
Spain
security services
Service
2324.
Duke Reyes
$1.2 B
unchanged
65
United States
beer distribution
Food & Beverage
2324.
Nobutada Saji
$1.2 B
down arrow
76
Japan
beverages
Food & Beverage
2324.
Leonard Schleifer
$1.2 B
down arrow
69
United States
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2324.
Airat Shaimiev
$1.2 B
down arrow
60
Russia
refinery, chemicals
Energy
2324.
Radik Shaimiev
$1.2 B
down arrow
57
Russia
refinery, chemicals
Energy
2324.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma
$1.2 B
down arrow
43
India
financial technology
Service
2324.
Devi Shetty
$1.2 B
new to list
69
India
healthcare
Healthcare
2324.
Shum Chiu Hung & family
$1.2 B
down arrow
52
China
real estate
Real Estate
2324.
Michael Steinhardt
$1.2 B
unchanged
81
United States
hedge funds
Finance & Investments
The World’s Youngest Billionaires: 12 Under Age 30
2324.
Petter Stordalen & family
$1.2 B
down arrow
59
Norway
hotels
Service
2324.
Winarko Sulistyo
$1.2 B
unchanged
76
Indonesia
paper and pulp
Manufacturing
2324.
Sun Huaiqing & family
$1.2 B
down arrow
52
China
cosmetics
Fashion & Retail
2324.
Luc Tack
$1.2 B
down arrow
60
Belgium
textile, chemicals
Manufacturing
2324.
Lucio Tan
$1.2 B
down arrow
87
Philippines
diversified
Diversified
2324.
Yoshikazu Tanaka
$1.2 B
up arrow
45
Japan
social network
Technology
2324.
Stanley Tang
$1.2 B
down arrow
29
United States
food delivery app
Technology
2324.
Sam Tarascio
$1.2 B
unchanged
77
Australia
real estate
Real Estate
2324.
Alexander Tedja
$1.2 B
down arrow
76
Indonesia
real estate
Real Estate
2324.
Laurie Tisch
$1.2 B
unchanged
71
United States
insurance, NFL team
Diversified
2324.
Steven Tisch
$1.2 B
unchanged
73
United States
insurance
Diversified
2324.
Stefania Triva
$1.2 B
new to list
57
Italy
microbiology
Healthcare
2324.
Maria Grace Uy
$1.2 B
new to list
53
Philippines
telecom
Telecom
2324.
Wim van der Leegte
$1.2 B
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74
Netherlands
manufacturing
Manufacturing
2324.
Thongma Vijitpongpun
$1.2 B
unchanged
64
Thailand
real estate
Real Estate
The Top Richest Women In The World
2324.
Jianfeng Wang & family
$1.2 B
down arrow
52
China
auto parts
Automotive
2324.
Wang Jilei
$1.2 B
down arrow
57
China
logistics
Logistics
2324.
Wang Junmin
$1.2 B
down arrow
53
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2324.
Wang Kunxiao
$1.2 B
up arrow
52
China
oilfield equipment
Manufacturing
2324.
Wang Zhentao & family
$1.2 B
down arrow
56
China
vaccine & shoes
Healthcare
2324.
J. Wayne Weaver
$1.2 B
up arrow
86
United States
Shoes
Diversified
2324.
Weng Xianding
$1.2 B
down arrow
60
China
medical devices
Healthcare
2324.
Horst Wortmann
$1.2 B
down arrow
80
Germany
footwear
Fashion & Retail
2324.
Wu Chung-yi
$1.2 B
up arrow
66
Taiwan
manufacturing
Manufacturing
2324.
Wu Li-gann
$1.2 B
unchanged
81
Taiwan
electronic components
Manufacturing
2324.
Wu Peifu & family
$1.2 B
new to list
60
China
plastic
Manufacturing
2324.
Xiu Laigui
$1.2 B
down arrow
67
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2324.
Yeh Kuo-I
$1.2 B
down arrow
80
Taiwan
manufacturing
Manufacturing
2324.
Faxiang Yu
$1.2 B
up arrow
50
China
tourism, cultural industry
Media & Entertainment
2324.
Zeng Chaolin
$1.2 B
down arrow
39
China
Aluminium
Metals & Mining
Not Rich Enough: Here’s Who Fell Off Forbes’ 2022 Billionaires List
2324.
Zhang Tianyu
$1.2 B
new to list
54
China
telecommunications
Telecom
2324.
Shusheng Zheng
$1.2 B
down arrow
56
China
telecom
Telecom
2448.
A. Jayson Adair
$1.1 B
up arrow
52
United States
damaged cars
Automotive
2448.
Joao Alves de Queiroz Filho
$1.1 B
down arrow
69
Brazil
pharmaceuticals
Diversified
2448.
Ryuji Arai
$1.1 B
down arrow
75
Japan
retail
Fashion & Retail
2448.
Sara Blakely
$1.1 B
list returnee
51
United States
Spanx
Fashion & Retail
2448.
Lloyd Blankfein
$1.1 B
unchanged
67
United States
banking
Finance & Investments
2448.
Henadiy Boholyubov
$1.1 B
down arrow
60
Ukraine
banking, investments
Diversified
2448.
Caspar Callerström
$1.1 B
new to list
48
Sweden
financial services
Finance & Investments
2448.
Kejian Cao
$1.1 B
down arrow
59
China
air compressors
Manufacturing
2448.
Turgay Ciner
$1.1 B
down arrow
66
Turkey
diversified
Diversified
2448.
Dai Lizhong
$1.1 B
down arrow
53
China
medical testing
Healthcare
2448.
Pedro de Godoy Bueno
$1.1 B
down arrow
31
Brazil
health insurance
Healthcare
2448.
Aydin Dogan
$1.1 B
down arrow
85
Turkey
media
Media & Entertainment
2448.
Wolfgang Egger
$1.1 B
down arrow
56
Germany
real estate
Real Estate
Trump’s Net Worth Has Jumped An Estimated $600 Million Since He Left Office
2448.
Gabriel Escarrer
$1.1 B
down arrow
87
Spain
hotels
Service
2448.
Richard Fairbank
$1.1 B
new to list
71
United States
banking
Finance & Investments
2448.
Andy Fang
$1.1 B
down arrow
29
United States
food delivery app
Technology
2448.
Benedicte Find
$1.1 B
down arrow
N/A
Denmark
medical devices
Healthcare
2448.
Paul Fireman
$1.1 B
unchanged
78
United States
Reebok
Fashion & Retail
2448.
Donald Friese
$1.1 B
unchanged
81
United States
manufacturing
Manufacturing
2448.
Soichiro Fukutake
$1.1 B
unchanged
76
Japan
education
Service
2448.
Antonio Gallardo Ballart
$1.1 B
unchanged
86
Spain
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2448.
David Golub
$1.1 B
unchanged
59
United States
private equity
Finance & Investments
2448.
Guan Yihong
$1.1 B
down arrow
52
China
restaurant
Food & Beverage
2448.
Stelios Haji-Ioannou
$1.1 B
down arrow
55
Cyprus
EasyJet
Service
2448.
Mustafa Hamied
$1.1 B
new to list
81
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2448.
Han Arming Hanafia
$1.1 B
new to list
N/A
Indonesia
data centers
Technology
2448.
Ronnen Harary
$1.1 B
up arrow
50
Canada
toys
Manufacturing
2448.
David Helgason
$1.1 B
up arrow
44
Iceland
game software
Technology
2448.
Christian Herz
$1.1 B
down arrow
N/A
Germany
coffee
Finance & Investments
2448.
Michaela Herz
$1.1 B
down arrow
N/A
Germany
coffee
Finance & Investments
2448.
Eduardo Hochschild
$1.1 B
down arrow
58
Peru
mining
Metals & Mining
2448.
Hong Seok-joh
$1.1 B
down arrow
69
South Korea
convenience stores
Fashion & Retail
2448.
Huang Jiangji
$1.1 B
down arrow
N/A
Hong Kong
smartphones
Technology
2448.
Huang Xu
$1.1 B
new to list
54
China
semiconductor
Technology
2448.
Subba Rao Jasti
$1.1 B
new to list
95
India
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2448.
Long Jiang
$1.1 B
up arrow
48
China
Manufacturing
Technology
2448.
Jiang Xuefei & family
$1.1 B
unchanged
52
China
printed circuit boards
Technology
2448.
Jonas Kamprad
$1.1 B
down arrow
56
Sweden
IKEA
Finance & Investments
2448.
Mathias Kamprad
$1.1 B
down arrow
52
Sweden
IKEA
Finance & Investments
2448.
Peter Kamprad
$1.1 B
down arrow
58
Sweden
IKEA
Finance & Investments
2448.
Andrew Karam
$1.1 B
new to list
40
United States
mobile games
Media & Entertainment
2448.
Samvel Karapetyan
$1.1 B
down arrow
56
Russia
real estate
Construction & Engineering
2448.
Alexander Karp
$1.1 B
down arrow
54
United States
software firm
Technology
Where The Richest Live: The Cities With The Most Billionaires
2448.
Ke Guihua
$1.1 B
down arrow
56
China
auto parts
Manufacturing
2448.
Kim Jung-woong
$1.1 B
down arrow
47
South Korea
cosmetics
Fashion & Retail
2448.
Harry Klagsbrun
$1.1 B
new to list
67
Sweden
financial services
Finance & Investments
2448.
Alexander Knauf
$1.1 B
unchanged
47
Germany
building materials
Manufacturing
2448.
Martin Knauf
$1.1 B
unchanged
N/A
Germany
building materials
Manufacturing
2448.
Robert Knauf
$1.1 B
unchanged
N/A
Germany
building materials
Manufacturing
2448.
Koh Wee Meng
$1.1 B
list returnee
58
Singapore
real estate, hotels
Real Estate
2448.
Sergei Kolesnikov
$1.1 B
down arrow
50
Russia
building materials
Manufacturing
2448.
Andrei Komarov
$1.1 B
down arrow
55
Russia
investments
Manufacturing
2448.
Koo Bon-neung
$1.1 B
down arrow
73
South Korea
electronics
Manufacturing
2448.
Koo Bon-sik
$1.1 B
down arrow
63
South Korea
LG
Technology
2448.
Suresh Krishna
$1.1 B
new to list
85
India
auto parts
Automotive
2448.
Nancy Lerner
$1.1 B
unchanged
61
United States
banking, credit cards
Finance & Investments
2448.
Norma Lerner
$1.1 B
unchanged
86
United States
banking
Finance & Investments
2448.
Randolph Lerner
$1.1 B
unchanged
60
United States
banking, credit cards
Finance & Investments
The Richest Crypto And Blockchain Billionaires In The World
2448.
Li Shui-po
$1.1 B
new to list
65
Taiwan
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
2448.
Li Tan
$1.1 B
down arrow
57
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2448.
Li Wenmei & family
$1.1 B
unchanged
59
China
medical equipment
Healthcare
2448.
Lim Hariyanto Wijaya Sarwono
$1.1 B
unchanged
93
Indonesia
palm oil, nickel mining
Energy
2448.
Lin Jie & family
$1.1 B
down arrow
53
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2448.
Liu Chengyu & family
$1.1 B
new to list
59
China
power supply equipment
Manufacturing
2448.
Lou Boliang
$1.1 B
unchanged
58
United States
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2448.
Lun Ruixiang & family
$1.1 B
down arrow
54
China
real estate
Real Estate
2448.
Lv Yongxiang
$1.1 B
unchanged
72
China
magnetic switches
Manufacturing
2448.
Ma Xiuhui
$1.1 B
down arrow
51
China
LED lighting
Manufacturing
2448.
Yasseen Mansour
$1.1 B
unchanged
60
Egypt
diversified
Diversified
2448.
Jorge Mas
$1.1 B
down arrow
59
United States
Construction
Construction & Engineering
2448.
Michael McCain
$1.1 B
up arrow
N/A
Canada
packaged meats
Food & Beverage
2448.
Gabriella Meister
$1.1 B
N/A
Germany
appliances
Manufacturing
2448.
Ulrike Meister
$1.1 B
down arrow
55
Germany
appliances
Manufacturing
India’s 10 Richest Billionaires
2448.
Jeffrey Michael & family
$1.1 B
new to list
65
United States
data management
Technology
2448.
Soichiro Minami
$1.1 B
new to list
45
Japan
internet and software
Technology
2448.
Bob Muglia
$1.1 B
down arrow
62
United States
software
Technology
2448.
Erik Must
$1.1 B
new to list
79
Norway
stock brokerage
Finance & Investments
2448.
Kerr Neilson
$1.1 B
down arrow
72
Australia
Investments
Finance & Investments
2448.
John Oyler
$1.1 B
down arrow
54
United States
biotech
Healthcare
2448.
Park Hyeon-joo
$1.1 B
list returnee
63
South Korea
mutual funds
Finance & Investments
2448.
Jose Isaac Peres & family
$1.1 B
list returnee
81
Brazil
shopping malls
Real Estate
2448.
Catherine Phillips
$1.1 B
down arrow
N/A
Canada
investments
Finance & Investments
2448.
John Phillips
$1.1 B
down arrow
71
Canada
investments
Finance & Investments
2448.
Pu Zhongjie & family
$1.1 B
down arrow
59
China
medical equipment
Healthcare
2448.
Qian Xiaojun
$1.1 B
new to list
47
China
IT
Technology
2448.
Anton Rabie
$1.1 B
up arrow
50
Canada
toys
Manufacturing
2448.
Igor Rybakov
$1.1 B
down arrow
49
Russia
building materials
Manufacturing
2448.
K. Rai Sahi
$1.1 B
list returnee
75
Canada
real estate
Real Estate
These 4 Countries Got Their First Billionaire This Year
2448.
Karl Scheufele, III. & family
$1.1 B
down arrow
83
Switzerland
jewelry
Fashion & Retail
2448.
Steven Schuurman
$1.1 B
down arrow
46
Netherlands
software
Technology
2448.
Shao Zengming
$1.1 B
new to list
N/A
China
diamonds
Manufacturing
2448.
Analjit Singh
$1.1 B
list returnee
68
India
diversified
Diversified
2448.
Kavita Singhania
$1.1 B
down arrow
60
India
cement
Manufacturing
2448.
Michael S. Smith
$1.1 B
unchanged
66
United States
liquefied natural gas
Energy
2448.
Scott Smith
$1.1 B
up arrow
72
United States
cloud computing
Technology
2448.
Ashok Soota
$1.1 B
new to list
79
India
software services
Technology
2448.
Michael Spencer
$1.1 B
down arrow
66
United Kingdom
stock exchange
Finance & Investments
2448.
Venu Srinivasan
$1.1 B
new to list
69
India
two-wheelers
Automotive
2448.
Dirk Stroeer
$1.1 B
down arrow
53
Germany
advertising
Media & Entertainment
2448.
Susanto Suwarto
$1.1 B
unchanged
66
Indonesia
media
Media & Entertainment
2448.
Xiuguo Tang
$1.1 B
down arrow
58
China
manufacturing
Manufacturing
2448.
Mehmet Sinan Tara
$1.1 B
unchanged
63
Turkey
construction
Construction & Engineering
2448.
Robert Toll
$1.1 B
down arrow
81
United States
home building
Real Estate
Here Are The Richest Tech Billionaires
2448.
Surin Upatkoon
$1.1 B
up arrow
72
Thailand
telecom, lotteries, insurance
Diversified
2448.
Sunil Vachani
$1.1 B
unchanged
53
India
electronics
Manufacturing
2448.
Murat Vargi
$1.1 B
up arrow
74
Turkey
telecom
Telecom
2448.
Pongsak Viddayakorn
$1.1 B
new to list
88
Thailand
hospitals
Healthcare
2448.
Wang Linxiang
$1.1 B
new to list
N/A
China
cashmere
Fashion & Retail
2448.
Wang Shumin
$1.1 B
down arrow
65
China
manufacturing
Manufacturing
2448.
Richard Warke
$1.1 B
new to list
N/A
Canada
Mining
Metals & Mining
2448.
Anne Werninghaus
$1.1 B
unchanged
36
Brazil
industrial machinery
Manufacturing
2448.
Allan Wong
$1.1 B
down arrow
72
Hong Kong
electronics
Manufacturing
2448.
Chaoqun Wu
$1.1 B
down arrow
52
China
chemicals
Manufacturing
2448.
Wu Yonghua
$1.1 B
down arrow
51
China
apparel
Fashion & Retail
2448.
Wu Zhenxing
$1.1 B
down arrow
52
China
soy sauce
Food & Beverage
2448.
Franziska Wuerbser
$1.1 B
34
Germany
kitchen appliances
Manufacturing
2448.
Xia Xinde
$1.1 B
new to list
57
China
batteries
Manufacturing
2448.
Xiong Jun & family
$1.1 B
down arrow
48
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
The 10 Richest Chinese Billionaires
2448.
Jane Yan & family
$1.1 B
down arrow
52
China
software
Technology
2448.
Yang Erzhu
$1.1 B
down arrow
71
China
real estate
Real Estate
2448.
Vlad Yatsenko
$1.1 B
new to list
38
Ukraine
fintech
Finance & Investments
2448.
Yi Xianzhong & family
$1.1 B
down arrow
62
China
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2448.
Yoshiaki Yoshida
$1.1 B
new to list
81
Japan
cosmetics
Fashion & Retail
2448.
Yu Rong
$1.1 B
down arrow
50
China
health clinics
Healthcare
2448.
Igor Yusufov
$1.1 B
unchanged
65
Russia
oil & gas
Energy
2448.
Zeng Weixiong
$1.1 B
new to list
N/A
China
healthcare
Healthcare
2448.
Zhang Cheng Fei
$1.1 B
down arrow
54
China
paper & related products
Manufacturing
2448.
Zhang Fangliang
$1.1 B
new to list
57
China
biotechnology
Healthcare
2448.
Baoshen Zhong
$1.1 B
new to list
54
China
solar energy
Energy
2448.
Zhou Minghua
$1.1 B
down arrow
58
China
pharmaceutical
Healthcare
2578.
Krishna Kumar Bangur
$1 B
list returnee
61
India
graphite electrodes
Manufacturing
2578.
Wilbur 'Ed' Bosarge, Jr.
$1 B
unchanged
82
United States
high speed trading
Finance & Investments
2578.
Johanna Braun
$1 B
down arrow
42
Germany
medical technology
Healthcare
2578.
Karl Friedrich Braun
$1 B
down arrow
39
Germany
medical technology
Healthcare
2578.
Jean-Pierre Cayard
$1 B
down arrow
79
France
spirits
Food & Beverage
2578.
Tony Chen
$1 B
down arrow
72
Taiwan
electronics
Technology
2578.
Vivien Chen
$1 B
down arrow
63
Hong Kong
real estate
Real Estate
2578.
Chey Ki-won
$1 B
down arrow
57
South Korea
computer services, telecom
Technology
2578.
Pollyanna Chu
$1 B
list returnee
64
Hong Kong
financial services, property
Finance & Investments
2578.
Roy Chi Ping Chung
$1 B
new to list
69
Hong Kong
manufacturing
Manufacturing
2578.
Doug Clarke
$1 B
new to list
41
Australia
cameras, software
Technology
2578.
Ronald Clarke
$1 B
down arrow
66
United States
payments technology
Technology
2578.
Jean-Paul Clozel
$1 B
down arrow
67
Switzerland
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2578.
Carl DeSantis
$1 B
down arrow
82
United States
energy drink
Food & Beverage
2578.
Sefik Yilmaz Dizdar
$1 B
down arrow
84
Turkey
fashion retail
Fashion & Retail
2578.
Charles Dunstone
$1 B
down arrow
58
United Kingdom
mobile phones
Telecom
2578.
Larry Fink
$1 B
unchanged
69
United States
money management
Finance & Investments
2578.
Fu Gang
$1 B
new to list
51
China
pharma retailing
Healthcare
This Russia-Born Billionaire Owns One Of The World’s Largest Game Developers. Amid The Ukraine War, He Navigates A Company In Turmoil
2578.
Jorge Gallardo Ballart
$1 B
down arrow
80
Spain
pharmaceuticals
Healthcare
2578.
Nari Genomal
$1 B
new to list
82
Cyprus
apparel
Fashion & Retail
2578.
Ramesh Genomal
$1 B
new to list
71
Cyprus
apparel
Fashion & Retail
2578.
Sunder Genomal
$1 B
new to list
68
United Kingdom
garments
Fashion & Retail
2578.
Horst-Otto Gerberding
$1 B
unchanged
69
Germany
flavors and fragrances
Food & Beverage

Methodology

The Forbes World’s Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 11, 2022. Some people become richer or poorer within days of publication. We list individuals rather than multigenerational families who share fortunes, though we include wealth belonging to a billionaire’s spouse and children if that person is the founder of the fortune. In some cases we list siblings or couples together if the ownership breakdown among them isn’t clear, but here an estimated net worth of $1 billion per person is needed to make the cut. We value a variety of assets, including private companies, real estate, art and more. We don’t pretend to know each billionaire’s private balance sheet (though some provide it). When documentation isn’t supplied or available, we discount fortunes. For daily updates of net worths, go to www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires.

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to CBRE, FactSet Research Systems, LCH Investments, Orbis by Bureau Van Dijk, PitchBook Data, Real Capital Analytics, S&P Capital IQ, VesselsValue and the other experts who helped us with our reporting and valuations, including George de Benedicty, Ocala Ranches; Ben Bienvenu, Stephens; Jurgen Brauer, Small Arms Analytics; Sebastian Bray, Berenberg; Jonathan Chappell, Evercore ISI; Rommel T. Dionisio, Aegis Capital Corp.; Truman Fleming; Randy Giveans, Jefferies; Seth Goldstein, Morningstar; Lars Haugen, CBRE; Ashley Helgans, Jefferies; Evelyn Hendrich, Hendrich Real Estate; Arpine Kocharyan, UBS; Jonathan Lamers, BMO Nesbitt Burns; Gail Lissner; Irene Luke, Savills Monaco; Jack McCabe; Alison McGavigan, JLL; Ross Moore, Cresa; Bruce Nash, Nash Information Services; Joel Paige; Alok Patel, Berenberg; Carrie Russell, HVS; James Rutherford, Stephens; Brian Sudano, Beverage Marketing Corporation; Tim Swannie, Home Hunts; Douglas B. Taylor; Andrea Teixeira, J.P. Morgan; Steph Wissink, Jefferies; Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Pivotal Research Group; Anastasia Yianni, Cyprus Sotheby's International Realty; Ian Zaffino, Oppenheimer & Co.

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